resident Uhuru Kenyatta and NASA leader Raila Odinga have mourned Robert Ouko’s wife Christabel who died in a road accident on Monday.
The late cabinet minister’s wife passed on at Siloam hospital where she was rushed after her car crashed near Kipsitet trading centre, Kericho county.
Uhuru eulogised her as a woman who distinguished herself by her dedication to her family, her community and her country.
“She served the nation as a civil servant, and then supported her husband as he too served Kenya with distinction.”
“In later years, she devoted herself to her family and to her community; in doing so, she helped others make the most of their talents, and earned their gratitude,” Uhuru said.
“Her long journey is at an end, but the memory of her strength, her character, and her love will remain in the hearts of all those whose privilege it was to have known her.”
The head of state sent his condolences to the Ouko family and friends following the trying times.
“May they be comforted, and may they be granted the strength to come through this trying period,” he said in a statement.
For his part, Raila said he is saddened that Christabel, 70, passed away before knowing her husband’s killers.
Ex-Foreign Affairs minister Ouko was found murdered and his body dumped at Got Alila – a few metres from his Koru home – in February 1990.
“We extend our deepest sympathy to the family and friends,” Raila said in a statement on Tuesday.
“Like her late husband, Christabel was outstanding in her commitment to our country and her family,” he added.
“But Christabel lived and died with the pain of never knowing who was responsible for the cruel murder of her husband or finding justice for him.”