The late former President Daniel Arap Moi’s long-serving press secretary Lee Njiru has announced his retirement after a 46-year career in the civil service.
Njiru, who served as Moi’s press secretary for 42 years, said his retirement will take effect on September 11th.
“It has been a challenging experience, interspersed with fulfilments, disappointments, envy, tribalism, backstabbing, intrigue, subterfuge, and sophistry. But with the help of God I have come thus far,” Njiru said in a statement on Friday.
The 72-year-old served as a press officer for both President Moi and his predecessor Jomo Kenyatta. He thanked the two presidents for the opportunity and for shielding him from “evil men.”
“They also protected me from evil men who occupy every nook and cranny of the corridors of power. Many good people, who are rare, held my hand and helped me manoeuvre through the dangerous labyrinths of the dizzying heights of the trappings of power,” he said.
He also expressed gratitude to Edmund Matu, Sally Kosgei, Richard Leakey, Hezekiah Oyugi, Gaylord Avedi, Zakayo Cheruiyot, Gen. Lazaro Sumbeiywo, Kinuthia Mbugua, Sam Gichuru, and Fred Gumo for their contributions to his remarkable career.
Without mentioning names, Njiru said he had forgiven a man who frustrated the last 15 years of his career.
“He is the one who, for the last 15 years of my career, schemed and plotted to destroy me and my legacy. He failed miserably. I was protected by bigger and better brains. He only succeeded in making me discover the profundity of my resilience and fighting spirit.”
Porjo porojo nyingi kama…
Porjo porojo nyingi kama kasuku ya nini ewe Njiru? Unapojigamba kuhusu utekelezaji wako wa kazi funiko uchafu, uovu na ukatili wa mwizi na muuaji Moi, nusra huna budi kuzikwa katika kaburi ya sahau. Wakkati Moi alitumia hila wakiwa na wenzake Sumbuigo, Hezekia Oyugi, Ntimama, Arap Too, Mama Steel, na majambazi wengineo a chama kikatili cha KANU, wewe ulitumia rasilmal za umma kuficha uovu wao. Unapoanza safari na maisha yako ya raia wa kawaida kama Mjuaji, yatafakali jinsi ulivyojitahidi kumtetea Moi hasa Wakenya wa tabaka na makabila mbali mbali walivyohangaishwa na Moi punde tu uchaguzi ulivyowadia katika miaka ya 1982, 1987, 1988, 1992, na 1997, na baadaye mvumo ulioufumbua ulivyoendelezwa na vinaraka wako Ruto na Raila. Tafakari mchango wako katika mafarakano na wizi na uporaji wa mashirika na asisi za umma baba Moi kama vile KFA, ADC, KEFRI, KEMRI, ICDC, NYS, MAU FOREST, GOLDENBERG, kidimbwi cha Turkwel ambamo Biwott alitumiwa na Moi kujenga mradi na bwawa la maji la kuboresha umeme mto wa Turwel usotegemewa kimajira. Staafu na ukimye kabisa bw. Njiru. Unpowaza na kuwazua masaibu na ukatili ulioficha na kufunika ukitumia chombo cha habari cha VOK kilichobadilishea jina na kuwa KBC, zipokee ghadhabu na manunguniko ya Mjuaji na Wakenya wote walioadhiriwa kwa miaka 24 ya uovu na ukatili wa mzoga Arap Moi. Ni wakati wako sasa wa kutubu matendowe pale utakapoarikwa na Jeff Koinange katika JK Live. Ahera yakungoja si haba. Bure kabisa.
The last 15 years of sheer…
The last 15 years of sheer frustrations by Mr X and you just kindly took in? I would have kick X in the ? nuts! Is it DP Ruto, Sir!? Si utomboe!
In kenya I thought…
In kenya I thought retirement was before 70yrs for Civil servants , or isn’t it ?
He never had a job in the…
He never had a job in the first place! What he did was to just run his mouth and that is not a job! And he did not do anything in the past 15 years because he was fight with a big tree in the Moi compound!
This is the real house…
This is the real house nigger.
Lee Njiru believes in…
See…
Lee Njiru believes in…
See no evil
Say no evil
Hear no evil