His wife Catherine said she met Gakuru in September 1991 at the University of Nairobi, Kabete Campus and they had been married for 21 years.
She asked the media to be sensitive when reporting deaths to avoid inflicting pain on those directly affected.
“I call on the media to crosscheck some basics. Before uttering words, ask yourself is it true, is it kind and is it necessary? Because some things are just hurtful to those who feel the weight,” she said.
She further called on Nyeri residents and leaders to ensure his vision does not die with him after the burial.
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“He had confidence in you, and his vision will not go in vain and to the people of Nyeri, your dreams will not go to the grave. The hard part is done now the easy part is for us,” Catherine said.
“This is the season of a plentiful harvest and i will bring up these young men in the way you would have wanted,” she added.
Gakuru died on November 2 after he was involved in a grisly road accident along the Muranga-Thika highway.
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