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Lessons From A Man Who Was A Walking Tower of Wisdom

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Last week, while sharing the news about the passing on of the Minister for Environment and MP for Kangema Hon John Njoroge Michuki with some compatriots,one lady friend asked,'Is it  Michuki who was once caught wearing torn socks?'to the amusement of the rest of us. Today as I sat glued to the screen thanks to technology(courtesy of KTN) for over four hours,I felt like I was watching a great movie;a movie that was so interesting and shouldn't have ended.The only peculiar thing was that the lead star,the main actor was passive,the audience were indeed the main actors. Speaker from speaker they eulogized him,each with something different to share about the fallen hero.It is uncommon to have a  funeral so filled with humor as his was.I even had a notebook and kept writing down a point,a lesson to learn from the eulogizers who have had the chance of living a day or more with the late Hon.Michuki. But it was Prof.Margaret Kamar's who brought out a whole and clear pi