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Charles Njonjo cremated as part of his last wishes, his body was taken for cremation at about 9:30am accompanied by about 25 family members.
'Death is something inevitable. When a man has done what he considers to be his duty to his people and his country, he can rest in peace.' Nelson Mandela
Sir Charles Njonjo's remains being cremated at Kariokor cemetery just within hours after he passed on..
First Kenya
Attorney General and lawyer Sir Charles mugane Njonjo is dead on 02/01/2022 at the age of 101 years and his body cremated. Born in 23rd January 1920 and served as minister for constitution affairs from 1978 to 1982. RIP Njonjo.
Mourning Charles Njonjo:
Charles Njonjo cremated at the Kariokor cemetery at 10:30Am; Pres. Uhuru mourns the late Njonjo as an icon of the nation terming his death as a major blow to the country
His body was, thereafter, taken to Lee Funeral Home, where it was prepared for interment.
Njonjo’s family then proceeded to Kariokor Hindu Crematorium, where the former Attorney-General was cremated in the morning.
Charles Njonjo’s son-in-law, Carey Ngini, told KTN News that the former Attorney-General had left a wish that he be cremated immediately after he dies.
The ex-AG had three children, Wairimu Njonjo, Wambui Njonjo and Josiah Njonjo.
Charles Mugane Njonjo served as Kenya’s first native Attorney-General between 1963 and 1979. He retired as AG aged 60.
Njonjo was thereafter elected unchallenged to the National Assembly in April 1980 as the Member of Parliament for Kikuyu Constituency.
Late President Daniel Moi appointed him to Cabinet in June 1980 to serve as the Minister for Home and Constitutional Affairs.
Njonjo married Margaret Bryson in 1972. He was 51 years old at the time.
Bryson was the daughter of Anglican missionary in Kenya, Rev. Edgar Bryson, who was based in Kapsowar, Elgeyo-Marakwet County.
Njonjo took over from Eric Griffith-Jones, the Attorney-General of the British administration in Kenya, who was appointed to the position in 1955.
Njonjo was the son of the late Josiah Njonjo, a colonial paramount chief and one of the foremost collaborators of British rule in Kenya.
In 1939, Njonjo was admitted to the King’s College Budo, a privileged East African school located in Nsangi, Wakiso District, west of Kampala, Uganda.
After he’d completed his secondary education at Alliance High School in Kikuyu, Njonjo enrolled at the Fort Hare University in South Africa, where he graduated in 1946 with a Bachelor's Degree in English and South African Law.
He thereafter returned to Kenya but had an ambition to study law.
'Death is something inevitable. When a man has done what he considers to be his duty to his people and his country, he can rest in peace.' Nelson Mandela
Sir Charles Njonjo's remains being cremated at Kariokor cemetery just within hours after he passed on..
First Kenya
Attorney General and lawyer Sir Charles mugane Njonjo is dead on 02/01/2022 at the age of 101 years and his body cremated. Born in 23rd January 1920 and served as minister for constitution affairs from 1978 to 1982. RIP Njonjo.Mourning Charles Njonjo:
Charles Njonjo cremated at the Kariokor cemetery at 10:30Am; Pres. Uhuru mourns the late Njonjo as an icon of the nation terming his death as a major blow to the country
His body was, thereafter, taken to Lee Funeral Home, where it was prepared for interment.
Njonjo’s family then proceeded to Kariokor Hindu Crematorium, where the former Attorney-General was cremated in the morning.
Charles Njonjo’s son-in-law, Carey Ngini, told KTN News that the former Attorney-General had left a wish that he be cremated immediately after he dies.
The ex-AG had three children, Wairimu Njonjo, Wambui Njonjo and Josiah Njonjo.
Charles Mugane Njonjo served as Kenya’s first native Attorney-General between 1963 and 1979. He retired as AG aged 60.
Njonjo was thereafter elected unchallenged to the National Assembly in April 1980 as the Member of Parliament for Kikuyu Constituency.
Late President Daniel Moi appointed him to Cabinet in June 1980 to serve as the Minister for Home and Constitutional Affairs.
Njonjo married Margaret Bryson in 1972. He was 51 years old at the time.
Bryson was the daughter of Anglican missionary in Kenya, Rev. Edgar Bryson, who was based in Kapsowar, Elgeyo-Marakwet County.
Njonjo took over from Eric Griffith-Jones, the Attorney-General of the British administration in Kenya, who was appointed to the position in 1955.
Njonjo was the son of the late Josiah Njonjo, a colonial paramount chief and one of the foremost collaborators of British rule in Kenya.
In 1939, Njonjo was admitted to the King’s College Budo, a privileged East African school located in Nsangi, Wakiso District, west of Kampala, Uganda.
After he’d completed his secondary education at Alliance High School in Kikuyu, Njonjo enrolled at the Fort Hare University in South Africa, where he graduated in 1946 with a Bachelor's Degree in English and South African Law.
He thereafter returned to Kenya but had an ambition to study law.
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