Kenyan leaders mourn former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan
Kofi Annan died on Saturday!
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"President has condoled with the family, friends and relatives of former UN Secretary-General and Nobel Laureate Kofi Annan who has passed away. Kofi Annan served as the seventh UN Secretary-General for two terms from 1997 to 2006. My thoughts and prayers go out to them as they come to terms with this sad news. We pray that the Almighty God will grant his family, relatives and friends the strength and grace to bear the loss," said President Uhuru.
Opposition leader Raila Odinga in his message said that Kofi Annan was dedicated and he tirelessly worked to stabilize the world and encouraged Africa to aspire to higher ideals of democracy, respect for human rights and sound governance as the path to sustainable peace and economic development.
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Other leaders sent out their messages of condolences to the family and friends of Kofi Annan through their social media pages.
Here are the messages;
@RealJaguarKenya It is with sadness that I learnt of Kofi Annans' demise. Our thoughts, prayers and condolences go out to the Kofi Annan family. As Kenyans He will forever be in our minds and hearts for the immense role he played to mediate and quell the 2008 post electoral dispute.
@Wetangulam May Kofi Annan, the peace maker who save Kenya from disintegration after the 2007 general elections. Soft spoken but firm in his diplomacy. I feel proud that as Foreign minister and on instructions from President Kibaki invited Kofi Annan to Kenya to help us in the Serena talks
@MikeSonko Received sad news on the death of former Secretary General of the United Nations and Nobel Laureate @KofiiAnnan. Kenyans will distinctly remember the former UN boss for the active role that he played in mediation during the 2007 post-election violence. #RIPKofiAnnan
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@SenMutula Kenyans are indebted to this Gentleman. My late fathers library has records of his tireless & selfless efforts to broker peace in Kenya in 2008. We may have taken these matters for granted but the country has changed for the better . May his soul Rest In Peace
@SpeakerJBMuturi My condolences go to the family and friends of the former UN Secretary General @KofiAnnan who was the first African to become the UN boss. Annan’s dedication and commitment to peace efforts across the globe has been unwavering and will be solely missed by all.
@orengo_james Kofi Annan was humble but firm. Civil but resolute. Spoke in simple prose. The results were written in fine verse. He helped Kenya move towards the path of democracy and social justice. Kenya has the choice _ "liberty or death".
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