Kenya's Environment Minister John Michuki dead at 80

Environment minister John Michuki dies at the age of 80. Photo/FILE
Environment minister John Michuki dies at the age of 80. Photo/FILE 
By NJERI RUGENE nrugene@ke.nationmedia.com And PETER NG’ETICH pngetich@ke.nationmedia.com
Posted  Tuesday, February 21  2012 at  23:24

Cabinet Minister John Michuki died of a heart attack on Tuesday at the age of 80.
The Environment minister and Kangema MP, who was a close political ally of President Kibaki, died at the Intensive Care Unit of the Heart and Cancer centre of the Aga Khan Hospital, Nairobi. (Read: Michuki admitted to city hospital)
Mr Michuki was taken ill on Sunday morning two days after returning from a London Hospital, where he had been undergoing treatment since December.
Hospital sources at the time said he had been admitted in critical condition.
On Monday rumours swept social media that he had died, drawing a clarification from the government that he was in hospital and was responding to treatment.
Mr Michuki¹s last official assignment was the Durban Environmental Conference in South Africa between November 28 and December 9, last year.
He flew back home from Durban but left for the United Kingdom just before Christmas for treatment.
The minister arrived back in the country on Thursday last week from London in the company of his wife Josephine and went first to his Nairobi home.
He was later rushed to the Aga Khan hospital at 3am. His death was announced by President Kibaki last night as he left for London to attend an international conference on stabilising Somalia.

The President described him as a dear friend, colleague and patriot.
He said Mr Michuki would be remembered as a focused public servant, determined businessman and issue oriented politician.
“He was a true family friend and dependable ally. In this time of mourning we pray to God to give his family and constituents the strength and fortitude to bear the great loss,” said the President.
At the Durban meeting, Mr Michuki stated Kenya’s determination to help reduce the blow of global warming, but called on the rich countries to boost the poor ones.
He was absent on Monday during the 12th Special Session of the United Nations Environmental Programme (Unep) Governing Council Global Ministerial Environment Forum in Nairobi.
Mr Michuki will be best remembered for streamlining the matatu sector by imposing tough regulations for owners and crews, popularly known as the Michuki Rules.

Louis Otieno Fired!!!!….Again!? AS GIRLFRIEND DIES IN NAIROBI FLAT

On Sunday, a young lady went to see her parents to make a confession. She was in serious shit, she was in debt up to her eyeballs and Shylocks were on her case EVERY single day about their money.
At such a young age, why was she in debt (Millions we hear?)? Well she wasn’t running a business. She was not living large (her parents were paying for her apartment). She was financing a man’s life.
Yes, at her age, while her agemates were busy trying to get free ‘panty removers’ from dudes in Westlands, this young lass was financing a man’s life and not JUST any man, a man who has been working for well over 10 years, a man who at one point was the ‘Biggest name’ in Kenya. A man whose lifestyle was the talk of town, the flashy cars, the amazing suits, some women FELL for him just by his expensive scents.
That man is Louis Otieno. Louis met the girl when she was living with her parents in the same apartment blocks he used to live in. Her parents eventually moved her to other apartments to try and kill a clearly blossoming relationship.
Egoistic...Louis Otieno
The Deceased: Careen Kili.
The deceased, Careen Chepchumba, 26, even left a hand-written note addressed to Kilimani Police Commander.
It read: “A note to OCPD Kilimani reporting a complaint against LO for extortion.”
This dude somehow convinced the mama to start borrowing money for him since he was now broke & jobless and everything he was trying out was falling flat on its face.
He lives large, a RR Sport, Supercharged, on the best for an Omera! WATISMANI?! But he wasn’t paying for that shit, someone else was hustling for loans for him and now she’s dead.
She was found dead in her apartment; sources close to the family say it looks like suicide. She couldn’t deal with it anymore; she got into serious debt for a man who clearly didn’t care for her. Louis is hiding somewhere; no one knows where he is. That little leech should be jailed for this fuckery, for being a catalyst to this whole mess!! You’re fucking 40 and you’re living off someone who is barely out of their 20’s … how twisted!?!
Also girls in Nai need to stop being attracted to the ‘Glitter’ you see a man in a nice car, you fall for him. No background checks, nothing! You end up being their slave, because you’re blinded by the lifestyle.
(Article Courtesy of Media Madness:  www.mm.co.ke )