Family of gallant officer killed in Dusit attack is not neglected - Boinnet

Inspector General of Police Joseph Boinnet on Tuesday refuted claims that the family of the GSU officer who died during the Dusit attack has been neglected.

Japheth Nuru died on Tuesday last week after succumbing to injuries during the terror attack.

Boinett said the police will carter for all the officer's funeral expenses.

The family on Tuesday placed an obituary of the soldier in one of the dailies with a fundraising appeal. An M-Pesa paybill number was also included.

However, members of the public questioned why the family should be raising funds yet the officer died while on duty.

They wondered if the government was so broke that it could not accord one of its gallant soldiers a decent send off.

In response, Boinnet said the funeral expenses will be covered, but the family is free to raise money for any extra expenses.

"We are catering for all the funeral expenses of this gallant officer who died in the line of duty as per our Service Standing Orders," the IG said.

"I have given orders for the body to be flown to their rural home in a police chopper on Friday ahead of the burial on Saturday."

Boinnet said the National Youth Service personnel are building a house for the family.

He said the family is satisfied with the arrangements.

In the obituary, Nuru's family had said they are meeting every day for funeral arrangements and that the main fundraising will be held on Wednesday at All Saints Cathedral.

The officer will be buried at his Kimala village in Taita Taveta.

"You fought the good fight, you finished the race, you kept the faith and paid the ultimate price for your country. Fare thee well our Kenyan hero," read part of the obituary.