Gen Ogolla’s Son Gives A Moving Tribute To His Father

Joel Omondi Rabuku , General Francis Ogolla’s son has given a moving speech at the memorial service at Ulinzi Complex today.

”The casket only cost Ksh.6,800. Tomorrow he will be wrapped in sheets, and laid to rest on the ground without a coffin, just as he wanted.”

Joel Omondi, has advised soldiers to continue fighting the enemy as that is what his father would want.

He explained that Gen Ogolla was always affected when soldiers in line of duty were injured and he prayed to God to give him the wisdom to defeat the enemy, hence having the drive to have a safe country.

“I want to tell the Al-Shabab and bandits who are celebrating… Watu wa Special Forces mkipewa mission ya kwenda kulima adui, maliza kabisa. That’s how he would have wanted it. Kama mdosi wenu hakuwa anaogopa adui, basi mnaogopa nini?”

“To the soldiers carrying out the operation in Baringo, do not despair. Kazi lazima iendelee,”

“All these chase cars, big office, people calling him CDF, my father told me it was all vanity,”

“On Tuesday, when my dad was at Ulinzi Sports Stadium for training, he did 80 pushups, 50 press-ups and ran 2.2km in 19 minutes.”

“He really loved his wife and family, he told me akienda, mimi nitachunga mama. Mum, nitakuchunga to the best of my ability. My father had told me when he retired he would go back to playing golf. I know his golf buddies miss him. We were here on Tuesday, doing the Defence Forces physical readiness test. Ironically he did the most push-ups compared to everybody, at his old age. Watu wa vitambi fuateni mwenendo ya general.”

Joel stunned mourners as he paid tribute to his father with his frigid display of strength at a time full of emotions.

“Mzee lying over here, the casket he is lying in is a very simple mbao ambayo haija pigwa randa. It cost Sh6,800. His essence and spirit are no longer with us, this is a body which he served the country with and now it is finished,” Joel said.