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Babu Owino joins the family of Senator Richard Onyonka for the final send off of their dear mom Mama Teresa Nyaboke Omoke.

[Martha Karua @MarthaKarua]

Today in Kisii, I joined family, friends, and fellow leaders in mourning and celebrating the life of Mama Theresa, Senator Richard Onyonka’s mother.

From the tributes shared, it was clear Mama Theresa was a woman of strength, wisdom and generosity and she touched many lives. Senator Onyonka and the entire family were truly blessed to have her.

Her life also reminds us of the quiet but powerful role many women across this country play in nurturing families, instilling values, and shaping future generations.

As Kenyans, we too have an opportunity to shape the future of this country by uniting behind leaders who have demonstrated integrity, courage, service, and commitment to the people.

May Mama Theresa rest in peace

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Former minister and father of Kisii Senator Richard Onyonka, Dr Zachary Onyonka, born in 1939, was a prominent Kenyan politician and the first Kisii man to earn a PhD.

Onyonka first came into the public limelight in 1969 when he vied for the Kitutu West parliamentary seat and dislodged incumbent Lawrence Sagini Ndemo, the first Cabinet minister from the Gusii region.

After the assassination of the late Minister for Economic Planning, Tom Mboya, in Nairobi, President Jomo Kenyatta appointed Zachary Onyonka to the docket. He was only 30 years old at the time.

As a Cabinet Minister, Onyonka, an economist by profession, was known to write his own speeches.Zachary Onyonka was born on June 28, 1939, in the then Meru District, where his father, Gorio Oeri Myura, was a police officer.

His family later moved to Kisii after his father resigned from the police force to join the Provincial Administration as an assistant chief.

He was a father of seven. Onyonka married Beatrice Mughamba, a Tanzanian undergraduate student at UoN, on 2 August 1969. They were blessed with six children.

This followed an earlier marriage to Teresia Nyakarita, with whom he had a son, Richard https://t.co/x6ObIGf94h a young man, Zachary Onyonka was among the beneficiaries of the education airlifts of the 1960s.

He had made a name for himself as a brilliant student at St Mary’s Nyabururu from 1949 and later at St Mary’s Yala, where he studied until 1959.After high school, he worked at the Gusii County Council until 1960, when he won a scholarship to join the University of Puerto Rico in San Juan, United States.

He graduated as an economist in 1965 and later joined Syracuse University in New York for a master’s degree in Economics, specializing in money and banking.

Upon completion, he pursued doctoral studies at the same institution before joining the University of Nairobi as a tutorial fellow while conducting research for his PhD, which he completed in 1969.

Thereafter, the university employed him as a lecturer in the Department of Economics.Six months into his lecturing career, Onyonka resigned to contest the Kitutu Chache Constituency seat against Lawrence Sagini, the then Minister for Local Government. Onyonka defeated the veteran Sagini by 580 votes.

He joined the Cabinet in 1969 when he was appointed Minister for Economic Planning, succeeding Tom Mboya, who had been shot dead in Nairobi.

Onyonka also served in several ministries during his political career, including Planning, Health, Housing and Social Services, Information and Broadcasting, Foreign Affairs, and Science and Technology.

During his tenure as Minister for Foreign Affairs, he actively articulated Kenya’s position at international forums and defended the country’s interests abroad.
Onyonka was also an avid reader who wrote his own speeches and loved sports, especially football.

He was decorated in both academic and public service life and was awarded the rank of Elder of the Order of the Golden Heart (EGH) by President Jomo Kenyatta.

He also received an honorary Doctor of Letters degree for his distinguished service to the community.He held several other positions, including Kisii CANU branch chairman and a board member of the East African Development Bank.

Zachary Onyonka died of a stroke on 22nd October 1996 while serving as Minister for Research, Technical Training and Technology.

[Kenyans.co.ke @Kenyans]

I am sorry for impeaching you, I didn't know you were a good man - Richard Onyonka to Gachagua

[DP 🇰🇪 @DanChepta]

More than ten children of Senator Robert Onyonka introduced themselves.

They are so many that others were not presented.

The senator is married to more than four wives.

[The Oligarch @NytoP2PMwangi]

Senator Richard Onyonka introduces his children during the burial of his mother in Kisii; some of his children didn't attend. From the look of things the 62yrs senator has over 20 children raging from 39yrs to 5yrs.

[limitless Media Ke @LimitlessKe95]

Senator Onyonka’s children introduce themselves at their grandmother’s Kisii County burial.

[Martha Karua @MarthaKarua]

Pole sana, Senator Onyonka.

Losing a mother, at any age, is a loss that cuts deep. There are no words that fully meet that grief.

This afternoon we gathered at Don Bosco Catholic Church to honour the life of Mama Teresa Nyaboke Omoke.

We mourn with you and we hold you and your family in prayer during this season.

May God grant you comfort, peace, and the strength that only He can give. And may Mama Teresa rest in eternal peace.

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BREAKING NEWS!!
UDA national treasurer & the current kitutu chache north MP Hon. Japheth Nyakundi heckled and booed badly in front of United alternative government Leaders & Linda mwananchi ODM fraction at the funeral of senator Onyonka's mother.

Kenyans are completely tired of sellouts and beneficiaries of the Kenya kwanza government.

[Bropeo @kenyancryptos]

Senator Onyonka ni waya wa Umeme

[Mastardcesh @Mastardcesh]

"Maraga, Matiang'i, Kalonzo if any one of you becomes President, I will be safe. You must sit down and discuss who to be president."

- Senator Onyonka

[Kenyans.co.ke @Kenyans]

Senator Edwin Sifuna and Winnie Odinga at the funeral of Senator Richard Onyonka's mother in Kisii County

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Linda Mwananchi and United Alternative Government in Mosocho for Sen. Richard Onyonka mother's burial.

[SAMMY WASILWA @samuelwasilwa5]

Bwana senator Richard Onyonka kumbe umekuwa sharp boy kwa hizi vitu tangu kitambo. Show us your ways bwana🤣🤣🤣

[Kenyans.co.ke @Kenyans]

Edwin Sifuna lands in a chopper for the burial of Senator Onyonka's mother in Kisii County

[AbbieZuena @abbiezuena]

Vile Sifuna amekaribishwa Kisii County na Vijana wake.

#LindaMwananchi in Kisii for Sen Onyonka's mum funeral service.

[Hon Millicent Omanga @MillicentOmanga]

Attended the burial ceremony of the late Mama Teresa Nyaboke Omoke, beloved mother to Hon. Richard Onyonka, at Nyamataro Estate, Mosocho, Kisii County.

I joined family, relatives, friends, and mourners in celebrating her remarkable life, enduring legacy, and the values she imparted to many generations. Her kindness, strength, and dedication to family and community will always be remembered.

May her soul rest in eternal peace, and may God grant comfort, strength, and grace to the entire family during this difficult time. #MamaNairobi #MamaMiradi

[The Kenyan Vigilante @KenyanSays]

''Osoro anahesabu barabara sisi tunahesabu Vijana Kasongo ameua''- Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna!

[SAMMY WASILWA @samuelwasilwa5]

"Hata sisi tuko na candidate wetu si mnaona alipata 10% in 5 months" Bwana Sifuna going for the top seat. Mr. Sugoi Express anaenda Nyumbani by fire by force

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SIFUNA — My brother Matiang'i, as the leader of Linda Mwananchi, I am ready to work with you.