Deputy President Ruto said the late Biwott was a dependable and loyal leader who served the country with dignity and passion.
He said the late Biwott was a forthright person who served diligently under former President Daniel Arap Moi.
“We have had a testimony that he was a very dependable friend to Daniel Moi, our former President. And when the history of the Moi Presidency is written, there will be several chapters about Nicholas Biwott,” said the Deputy President.
He said the late Minister was a hardworking Kenyan who performed his duties with determination and excellence.
“It has been said here that he served several dockets as Minister. if you go to the ministries he served, you will find Nicholas Biwott’s footprints. There are people who go to ministries and they come out without a record of what they did,” said the Deputy President.
At the time of his death, the late Biwott had served as a civil servant, Member of Parliament for Keiyo South for 28 years in additions to serving as a Cabinet Minister under President Moi’s Government.
Cabinet Secretaries, Governors, MPs, businessmen and wananchi from all walks of life attended the burial ceremony.