NAIROBI Kenya, Feb 11 – Michael Magoha, the son of former Cabinet Secretary Professor George Magoha, has urged Kenyans to treat everyone equally as the best way to honor his father.
Magoha died on January 24 at Nairobi Hospital after suffering a heart attack.
Speaking during the burial service of his father on Saturday, Michael said that his father advocated for equality and wanted everyone to remember him in that way.
“He believed everybody was the same and he also believed he would fight to give you the chance to do as much as you can for everyone,” he said at the burial attended by former president Uhuru Kenyatta, Opposition chief Raila Odinga, several dignitaries and hundreds of mourners.
“He would be happier when the people are focusing on the deeds, do not focus on him, focus on what he would want all of us starting from now to be honest, forthright and you do not have to be the nicest person in the world, but what you can do is to give everybody an equal chance in whatever it is that you can do,” he said.
Michael said that his father would be excited by the fact that he would treat everyone equally regardless of their nationality, political affiliation, or tribe since he believed that everyone was the same.
He also urged Kenyans to emulate his father’s actions by providing everyone with an equal chance at success, as he had done for students in educational institutions
“The things that excited him was whenever he was inability to do something and hgive someone a chance,”
“I remember the first time results came out and he got a call and found out number one came from a young girl from a humble background and he was so happy because he was able to give somebody a chance and I think that is what should be remembered.”
