President Uhuru Kenyatta with First Lady Margaret at the funeral service for Mama Norma Florienta Kanja at Kitisuru in Nairobi on August 21, 2017. [Photo/PSCU]President Uhuru Kenyatta paid tribute to Mama Norma Florienta Kanja, the late mother-in-law of his younger brother, Muhoho Kenyatta.Kanja 83, died Wednesday evening at a Nairobi hospital. Reports indicated the deceased was unwell for sometime before her death.Speaking during the funeral service of the late Kanja at Kitisuru in Nairobi, Monday, Uhuru noted she lived a great life of service to her family and the nation.“As we have all heard, she was a wonderful human being and we can testify to that fact. Mama Norma Kanja lived her life well and has left an enduring legacy which should be emulated,” President Kenyatta said.Uhuru further told the bereaved family, “We stand in solidarity with you during this trying and difficult time of mourning. Our thoughts and prayers will always be with you.”The President was accompanied by First Lady Margaret Kenyatta.Other mourners eulogised Mama Norma Florienta as a forthright, diligent, consummate entrepreneur, valiant, strong-willed and deeply spiritual person who lifted the lives of those who interacted with her.The funeral service was conducted by Father Stephen Mwaria Mukami of St. Austin Catholic Church.

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