Cord leader Raila Odinga celebrated Mothers Day by giving an account of how he skipped an event that still lingers in his memory to date.
Raila narrated how he missed his late mum's burial as he was in prison.
On his official Twitter account, Mr Odinga wrote a touchy message highlighting the last time he saw his mother and how he received the news on her death.
He narrated how his mother was a gracious, strong and powerful woman with a lot of wisdom.
The premier saw his mother last in 1982 during a court proceeding where he was declared 'an enemy of the state' and charged with treason.
The news of her demise reached him two months after her burial.
"I got to know what happened when a note written on a piece of toilet paper informed me that Mama had gone to be with the Lord," Raila said.
"My grief knew no bounds. I was angry that I had not been there to see her and depressed over her loss. I could not let the warders know that the news had reached me and therefore had to hold myself together."
"My brother Oburu sent a telegram informing me that our mother had died through provincial officer Mr Kilonzo, a message that did not arrive for two months after her death."