Queen Elizabeth Mourns Mwai Kibaki as a Great Statesman

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Queen Elizabeth has sent a message of condolence to President Uhuru Kenyatta and Kenyans at large following the death of the late President Mwai Kibaki.

In her condolence message, the Queen said she “was sorry to receive the news of the death of Mwai Kibaki”.

She eulogised Kibaki as a great statesman in whom Kenya can take pride in the legacy of his leadership.

“I was sorry to receive the news of the death of Mwai Kibaki. He had a lifelong record of service to the Kenyan people. It will be of deep sadness to your country to have lost a great statesman, but Kenya can take pride in the legacy of his leadership,” the Queen said in a statement conveyed by the British High Commission.

Mr Kibaki died last Thursday, 21st April aged 90, and his memorial service is ongoing at Nyayo Stadium, Nairobi.

The memorial service is led by President Uhuru Kenyatta and is graced by several foreign dignitaries including Heads of State.

The foreign dignitaries present include South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, his South Sudan counterpart Salva Kiir and Ethiopian Head of State Sahle-Work-Zewde among others.

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