Renowned Thika Businessman Passes On.
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| The Late William Gatuhi Murathe |
It is with profound sorrow as Thika Town Today that we send
our deep felt condolences to the family and friends of The Late William Gatuhi
Murathe, a renowned businessman in Thika for over four decades.
The late Gatuhi Murathe, who is father to former Gatanga MP
David Murathe, passed on Saturday, April 8 2017 at the Aga Khan Hospital where
he was undergoing medication.
The Late Gatuhi was the proprietor of Murathe Plaza behind the former
December Hotel and a renowned
Wines & Spirits trader, Coffee farmer and
also ventured heavily in transportation and housing construction.
He was one of the founding African businessmen in Kenya and amongst
first pioneer beneficiaries of the Africanisation programme of the Kenyan
government.
The late Gatuhi was an ardent and passionate believer in not
only serving the community but initiating and overseeing various development
projects within his home area of Gatanga and elsewhere in Kenya. He will be
remembered as a dedicated and long serving member of the
Presbyterian Church of
East Africa (PCEA).
The late Gatuhi was born on 15th January 1931 in
Kigio Village Gatanga Sub-County.
Friends and relatives are meeting at Garden Estate residence
Nairobi and at Bendor Estate Thika from 5pm from tomorrow (Monday) to Thursday
13th April, 2017.
Funeral details will be announced
later.
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