Sen Okenyuri wants recognition of Abagusii freedom fighters

Senator Esther Okenyuri has raised concern over the failure to recognise the role played by the Abagusii in the fight for Kenya’s independence.

Okenyuri in a statement sought to have the Senate furnished with a comprehensive index encompassing all references to the Abagusii and their heroes which explicitly acknowledges and chronicles the significant contributions made by the community during the struggle for independence.

The Nominated Senator sought the provision of analysis of the National Heroes Council’s pertaining to Moraa wa Ng’iti who was born in the mid-1800s in Gusii with particular emphasis on her opposition against the British rule and instrumental contribution to the pivotal Abagusii rebellion of 1905.