Through her Instagram page last weekend, Muigai urged those mocking Chebukati’s death to show humanity, stating that death can come for anyone at any time, regardless of circumstances.
Muigai called on people to show compassion by comforting Chebukati’s family instead of ridiculing his death, as doing so only adds salt to the wound.
“You all seem to have forgotten that he was a father, husband, grandfather, friend, uncle, leader, etc. Why would anyone laugh at or mock him? Death is a very personal and sensitive matter. People should show respect, especially because there is a family mourning,” she wrote.
Muigai’s statement came just a day after the CEO of the Music Copyright Society of Kenya (MCSK), Ezekiel Mutua, criticized Kenyans who flooded social media to mock Chebukati’s death.
Mutua expressed his shock at how the current generation has reached a point of sowing seeds of anger and vengeance in their hearts to the extent of wishing death even on someone who is already deceased.
“How did we morally decay to the point of speaking ill of the dead, hating people so much that we even wish death upon those who have already passed? Have we lost our humanity? How will we regain it as a nation?” Mutua posted.
Chebukati passed away while receiving treatment at a hospital in Nairobi at the age of 63, and his family has requested privacy as they mourn their loved one.
In a heartfelt video seen by our news desk, Chebukati’s son, Emmanuel Chebukati, pleaded with Kenyans to stop mocking his father’s death, asking them to forgive him if he wronged them.
“I have never seen Kenyans come together to celebrate the death of a fellow Kenyan. I have seen people rejoicing and mocking us,” he said.
“For the first time, I have seen Kenyans celebrating someone’s death—not the death of an ordinary person, but that of a leader who played a crucial role in advancing the country’s democracy.”
“He did his job with honor and in accordance with the constitution because our father valued the law and never acted against it,” the young man added.
“He never made decisions based on his personal feelings but always followed the law and the constitution. Perhaps things didn’t go as some Kenyans had hoped, and because he upheld the law, they are now mocking us online.”
by MOSES SAGWE
