Reports Leo Odera Omolo in Awendo Town.

THOUSANDS of tearful mourners were in attendance during the burial of the late Boaz Jakotaye Omori Odera at his parent rural home at Rapogi village, Uriri district at the weekend.

The scribe was given a fitting sending off when close to five thousands people who included hundreds of pupils from the nearby four primary schools, parents,

Also in attendance were top officials of the Kenya National Union of Teachers from four districts of Uriri, Rongo, Migor,Awendo and Nyatikelead by the Rongo executive branch secretary Mr J Owuor Gari.

Pupils from Obuongo Otuagi, Nyasawro.Rapogi Mixed and Piny Owacho Primary Schools entertained the mourners with poems composed mainly in praise of the dead populist teacher and choirs.

The 37 year old primary school teacher who died a week ago in a mysterious circumstances in what appear to be drowning incident in a shallow water small village stream on the morning of on June 6th as he headed for his place of work about two kilometers away from home.

Mourners who include the Samia District Commissioner Mrs Josephine Onunga who is a sister in-law of the deceased were guided by the joint masters of ceremonies Mr Nathan Owuor Gari and a Nairobi businessmen Mr John Boby Awiti Otange. The burial ceremony was conducted by the Anglican Church.

Also in attendance were civic leaders, local politicians, farmers and people from all walks of life. The eulogy about thebrief life of the late teacher and a budding writer was read by Mr. Omulo Okoth, the Sports-Editor of the standard who is a cousin of the deceased while another Migori-based senior writer Mr Oloo Janak who is a nephew of the late teachers moved a vote of thanks at the end of the ceremony which went on smoothly and peacefully.

Speaker after speaker heaped a lot of praise on the late Mr Omori-Odera as a man whom wore the smile in his face all the time and was friendly to many people irrespective of their status within the society. He was s ports man who led his school to many local tournaments and hard working teachers who believes in achieving something for his pupils.

The scribes father a prominent Kisumu based veteran journalist Mr Leo Odera Omolo told the mourner that his son who was born in 1973 was named after his long time friend and mentor the late Boaz Reza Omori, and former Editor-In-Chief the DAILY NATION who died in 1972 at the age of 46 years in a mysterious circumstance. It was the late Omori who induced him and gave him vital information and guidance to the journalism profession. He regretted the loss of his favorite son and a friend.

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