The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party Secretary General Edwin Sifuna has called on the government to pay the late veteran politician Kenneth Matiba his compensation before his burial.
Matiba died on Sunday aged 85 at the Karen Hospital.
Matiba had earlier begin awarded Sh945 million by the court for being tortured under the Moi regime.
It later emerged that Matiba had not been paid the money by the government.
Through his Twitter account, Sifuna said that the government should move with speed to compensate Matiba's family.
"One would expect that the cheque will be presented to the family before the speeches begin at his burial," Sifuna said.
High Court awarded the second liberation hero KSh 945 million for his unlawful detention and torture in the 1990s.
Matiba was also compensated for the collapse of his business empire.
His family lawyer John Mburu, argued the compensation had accrued over the months and is now a staggering KSh 1.7 billion including interest.