President Uhuru Kenyatta has sent a message of condolence and comfort to the family, relatives and friends of the late Martha Njeri Ng’ang’a.
Njeri passed on last Friday while undergoing treatment at the Aga Khan Hospital in Nairobi.
Mama Martha Njeri, 97, was the mother to Dr Wilfred Kiboro, 75, the chairman of Nation Media Group board.
In his message, the President eulogized the late Mama Njeri as a charitable matriarch who espoused family values and always worked hard to uplift the wellbeing of the less privileged in society.
“Mama Njeri Ng’anga was a gracious and generous lady. She will forever be remembered for using her modest earnings from tea farming to educate children from disadvantaged backgrounds,
She went further to mentor beneficiaries of her benevolence to become productive citizens,” the President noted.
President Kenyatta also prayed to God to give the family comfort and fortitude at this difficult moment of mourning.
She is survived by eight children, many grandchildren, great-grandchildren and even great-great-grandchildren
A memorial service was held on Tuesday, September 17 at her home in Kambaa, Githunguri, Kiambu County.
She will be held on Friday, with the requiem mass at 10 am at Our Lady of Assumption Catholic Church in Kambaa.
Kiboro joined NMG in 1993 as the managing director Designate of the Nation newspaper.
At the time it's only two products were the Daily Nation and Taifa Leo a Kiswahili newspaper, meaning Nation Today.
Kiboro became the Group CEO in 1995 and retained his position until his retirement in 2006, he though is still the chairman of the group's board of directors.
