Kenya Official Faces Jeers at Funeral Service.
Angry crowds stopped a top Kenya official from reading the president's words at a funeral. The scene played out at the burial of Eric Kivuti, son of former Senator Lenny Kivuti.
Justin Muturi came to share President William Ruto's message. The president missed the Friday event because he was at another funeral in Bungoma.
The crowd booed Muturi when he tried to speak. "I have a message from the president," he said. The people yelled back, "Don't read it!"
Muturi asked the crowd what he should do. They made their wishes clear. He then said he would give the message straight to the family.
Eric Mutugi Kivuti died last week at MP Shah Hospital after a brief illness.
This marks the second time crowds have refused to hear the president's words. A similar event happened in November 2024 when two officials tried to read messages from the president and his deputy at another funeral.
Senator James Murango faced boos when he started. The priest stepped in. He told Murango to hand the note to the dead man's family.
Governor Irungu Kang'ata held the president's message that day. He saw how people felt. "Let me give this to the family," he said. Then he passed the paper to them.
These events show growing tension at public meetings in parts of Kenya. People express their feelings through these actions at solemn events.
Angry crowds stopped a top Kenya official from reading the president's words at a funeral. The scene played out at the burial of Eric Kivuti, son of former Senator Lenny Kivuti.
Justin Muturi came to share President William Ruto's message. The president missed the Friday event because he was at another funeral in Bungoma.
The crowd booed Muturi when he tried to speak. "I have a message from the president," he said. The people yelled back, "Don't read it!"
Muturi asked the crowd what he should do. They made their wishes clear. He then said he would give the message straight to the family.
Eric Mutugi Kivuti died last week at MP Shah Hospital after a brief illness.
This marks the second time crowds have refused to hear the president's words. A similar event happened in November 2024 when two officials tried to read messages from the president and his deputy at another funeral.
Senator James Murango faced boos when he started. The priest stepped in. He told Murango to hand the note to the dead man's family.
Governor Irungu Kang'ata held the president's message that day. He saw how people felt. "Let me give this to the family," he said. Then he passed the paper to them.
These events show growing tension at public meetings in parts of Kenya. People express their feelings through these actions at solemn events.
