President Uhuru Kenyatta announced three days of national mourning following the death of former Tanzanian President, Benjamin Mkapa.
The President through a statement circulated on newsrooms, the three-days mourning will take effect from sunrise on Monday 27, July 2020 to sunset on Wednesday 29, July 2020.
“In recognition of this immense loss and tragedy, and as a show of our National Respect for the Fallen African Giant, I have on this Friday the 24th Day of July 2020 issued a Presidential Proclamation, announcing that the Republic of Kenya shall observe THREE DAYS of national mourning throughout the entire territory of our Country.
This takes effect from sunrise on Monday 27 July 2020 to sunset on Wednesday 29 July 2020. During this mourning period, the Kenyan Flag and the Flag of the East African Community shall fly at half-mast,” read part of the statement.
The president acknowledged that the late Mkapa would be remembered for the important role he played in the mediation process in the 2007/2008 post-election violence and political impasse that resulted thereafter.
“Our Nation’s peace, reconciliation, and greater unity can be directly linked to the spirited actions, wisdom, mediation, and sacrifice of the Late President Mkapa and his colleagues on the Panel of Eminent Persons,” the president stated.
