President Uhuru Kenyatta has sent a message of condolence and encouragement to the family, friends and relatives of former Head of Public Service and Secretary to the Cabinet Jeremiah Gitau Kiereini who died late last evening.
In his message, the President described the late Kiereini as a towering reform minded public servant and patriotic Kenyan who served his country with distinction.
President Kenyatta said the late Kiereini remains an important part of Kenya’s public service history due to his many achievements key among them being the role he played in the modernization of the Kenyan military when he served as Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Defence.
BREAKING: Former Civil Service head and city Billionaire Jeremiah Kiereini passes on in Nairobi aged 90, family says. pic.twitter.com/bQR0y2oVaz
— Citizen TV Kenya (@citizentvkenya) May 14, 2019