The late Mrs Kijana Wamalwa. [Photo/Daily Nation]
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has set up a committee to oversee burial arrangements for Yvonne Wamalwa, the widow of former Vice President Michael Kijana Wamalwa who died Thursday morning.
Yvonne’s brother-in-law, Water and Irrigation Cabinet Secretary Eugene Wamalwa, told the media at the Lee funeral home on Thursday evening that a family committee will be set up by Friday to help plan for the funeral.
“We’ll constitute a family committee to work alongside with a committee from the Foreign Affairs Ministry which has already started preparations to ensure we give our sister a dignified send-off,” he said.
According to Wamalwa, the deceased had been on treatment for a while within and outside the country.
Wamalwa thanked the Foreign Affair Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed for supporting the family following Yvonne’s death.
Earlier in the day, President Uhuru Kenyatta eulogised Yvonne as a selfless leader committed to serving the nation.
“The passing of Yvonne has robbed us the selfless leader who was a role model in her community and in the nation. Hers was servanthood leadership,” the Head of State said.
“As an ambassador, it was always about the interests of Kenya. She served with distinction the,” President Kenyatta added.
Deputy President William Ruto described Yvonne as a dedicated individual who served the nation with zeal.
“A philanthropist, she took in orphans and the less privileged under her wing and gave their lives new meaning. Wamalwa was a strong woman, who braved adversity to raise a young family, with little time to grieve her husband,” Ruto tweeted.