Msambweni MP Suleiman Dori laid to rest » Capital News

By LABAN WANAMBISI,

KWALE, Kenya, Mar 9 – The late Msambweni lawmaker Suleiman Dori who died on Monday while under medication at a Mombasa hospital has been laid to rest in an elaborate Muslim burial ceremony.

He was buried in Gari, his home village in Kwale County.

President Uhuru Kenyatta led political leaders and residents
of Kwale County in eulogizing the departed Msambweni MP as a courageous and industrious
servant of the people who sacrificed personal comfort to serve the country with
commitment and dedication.

In a speech read on his behalf by
the Majority Leader in the National Assembly Aden Duale during Dori’s burial in
Kwale, the President described two-term legislator as an astute politician who
served his constituents with utmost commitment.

The burial, which was attended by
Minority Senate Leader James Orengo, Minority National Assembly Leader John
Mbadi, Governors Salim Mvurya (Kwale), Amason Kingi (Kilifi), among a host of
MPs.

Lunga-Lunga MP Khatib Mwashetani recounted how their close friendship was almost cut shot by their ambition to vie for then Msambweni parliamentary seat before it was cut into two.

The Msambweni MP is survived by a widow and children.

Mswambweni
residents mourned Dori as the development-minded leader who will missed.

Dozens of leaders mourned the late lawmaker who
also served as the Coast Region Parliamentary Group Chairperson.

Deputy President William Ruto mourned him as a
progressive leader and a servant of the people.

“Mheshimiwa Suleiman Dori was a progressive figure
who tirelessly championed for the empowerment of the people of Msambweni; he
was hardworking, focussed, fearless, with an inextinguishable love for
everyone,” he tweeted.

“Ambitious, ingenious and committed to public
service, Mheshimiwa Dori was indomitable, a moral enthusiast whose leadership
advocated for equal justice. We will miss his firmness, wise counsel and vigour
to improve the lives of the people the Coastal region,” Ruto further wrote in a
condolence note dispatched Monday morning.

National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi mourned
Dori as a champion of the empowerment of the people he represented and coast
residents in general.

“Dori who also served as the chairperson of the
Coast Parliamentary Group will be remembered for his profound articulation of
issues affecting not only his constituents, but also the residents of Kwale
County and the Coastal Region at large. May his soul rest in eternal peace,”
Muturi remarked.

Kwale Governor Salim Mvurya who formally announced
Dori’s death, his being among the four constituencies in Kwale County, prayed
for strength for the bereaved family.

“It is with profound shock I announce the death of
Hon Suleiman Dori the Member of Parliament for Msambweni constituency. Hon Dori
passed on while undergoing treatment at the Aga Khan Hospital’s ICU in
Mombasa,” Mvurya conveyed.

“I send my condolences on behalf of government to
family, friends and the people of Msambweni and May God grant them solace in
this time of grief.”

Dori’s Party Leader Raila Odinga said: “My
heartfelt condolences go out to the people of Msambweni and family of Ramadhani
Suleiman Dori who has passed on this morning. May the Lord grant his family
comfort at this difficult moment and may his soul Rest In Eternal Peace.”

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