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NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 17 – Former Cabinet Minister and politician from Nyeri County, Waruru Kanja, is dead.

Kanja was a former freedom fighter who was jailed by the colonial British government for his part in the Mau Mau rebellion, and served in both President Jomo Kenyatta and Daniel arap Moi’s regimes.

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Leaders joined in mourning the Nyeri politician with President Uhuru Kenyatta describing him as a true son of Kenya and a patriot, who contributed immensely to the struggle for the country’s independence.

“He was one of the towering politicians to have emerged from Central Kenya, but who was a true nationalist at heart and in action.”

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“Indeed, Kanja’s name will be remembered alongside other icons of Kenya’s freedom struggle who were ready to lay down their lives for the sake of our country’s independence,” President Kenyatta said.

He said the late Kanja’s legacy and commitment to a free soci