- Festus Amimo’s funeral was attended by senior ODM leaders and the media community, who came to support his bereaved family
- He collapsed and died on December 13, leaving his pregnant wife in tears, and he shared how much he was loved and supported by the journalist.
- At his funeral, the new ODM party leader, Oburu Oginga, shared how he knew Amimo and gave money to his wife and mother
The funeral of Mayienga FM boss, Festus Amimo, was attended by friends and family who had come from afar to give him a dignified burial.
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Amimo collapsed and died on December 7, bringing grief to the media community and his close political friends.
His wife, Rosie, has been praising him as a friend and someone who loved him enough to help him and pay for everything in the house.
Oburu Oginga gave his wife KSh 60,000 to help her even as she was preparing to recover after her husband’s funeral.
“This is yours, and as you can see, he brings us another Amimo,” he added.
Oburu also gave Amimo’s mother KSh 40,000 as a form of apology before he and his team left for another event.
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Here are some comments from people in the networks:
@Prisca Werr said: “May God give you strength.”
@Miriam Makokha said: “That is, money over other things, O people are blessed out here.”
@Yas Meen said: “Sometimes life really is a test.”
@Rozzy Akinyi said: “For those who say the money is too little, where is yours and how much have you been given?”
@Nancy Nan said: “How does this woman feel to be left in this situation? It hurts so much.”
@Jeremy said: “May God continue to help his family.”
@Marine said: “I hope they will continue to support this family because Amimo left a young family.”
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Amimo’s wife remembered their argument
In another statement, Amimo’s widow recalled how the journalist was always on her phone and how she reminded him to rest.
He added that when he got home he was still on the phone, and every time they argued about it because he kept saying it was his office.
According to Rosie, Amimo would say that being on the phone was the only way he had to continue supporting the family, but she would remind him to rest.
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