The former secretary general of Njuri Ncheke and chairman of the National Council of Elders Phares Ruteere will be buried on Saturday at his home in Isiolo. His assistant and long-serving Njuri Ncheke secretary general Nicholas Mugambi told the media that Ruteere died from Covid-19-related symptoms. Ruteere was first admitted to Kiirua Mission Hospital in Meru before being transferred to Nairobi Hospital. In an interview with the Star on Wednesday, National Council of Elders secretary general Joseph King’ori said government officials are expected to attend the burial, including President Uhuru Kenyatta. “The funeral of Ruteere will be held on Saturday at his home in Isiolo (near Isiolo town) from 11 am,” he said.

Source: The Star June 02, 2021 19:52 UTC