Kibaki’s son Jimmy hints at joining politics » Capital News

NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 29 – Former President Mwai Kibaki’s eldest son Jimmy has hinted that he might soon follow on the footsteps of his father and join politics.

Jimmy gave the hint while he was eulogizing his father on Friday during his funeral service at the Nyayo Stadium.

“When I was walking into parliament buildings where Mzee was lying-in-state on Tuesday I was saluted by so many military officers I started thinking wow this is what it is all about you know I can kind of get used to this maybe I’ll give it a try but…,”’ he said.

The funeral service was attended by thousands, with more than 20 top dignitaries among them President Salva Kiir of South Sudan, Ethiopia’s Sahle-Work Zewde and South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa.

Kibaki who served Kenya as the third president from 2002 to 2012 died aged 90.