Hillary Boniface Ng'weno, was the father of Kenyan journalism.
Ng'weno's career began as a brilliant scribe, but he firmly established himself as a towering journalist and a historian of tremendous power.
Ng'weno's career began as a brilliant scribe, but he firmly established himself as a towering journalist and a historian of tremendous power.
He pioneered robust, independent profound and rich journalism that deepened our nascent post-independence democracy and cast a brilliant spotlight on government and governance.
Ng'weno also incubated a seemingly vast cohort of prodigious scribes whose prolific contributions sustained freedom and accountability even during our country's most difficult times.
Our strong and evolving democracy, the robust environment of freedom and our media's implacable commitment to truth and independence enables Kenya to retain its vitality and invests our society with confidence about the future.
And this is in large part a legacy of Hillary Boniface Ng'weno. Our history as well as our destiny will bear the bold marks of his proud accomplishments.
I join Kenyans in mourning the passing of this icon, appreciating his abundant contributions, and to comfort his family for the loss of a great man.
May he rest in eternal peace.
May he rest in eternal peace.
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