funeral and burial services from an illustrious myriad of Kenyans. During the Requiem Mass, the Reverend Peter Njoka remarked, "I have never witnessed such a crowd before; we even have people sitting by the pulpit!". "Eric was a diligent leader, who never wavered in his support for the ruling party and my Government." —Daniel T arap Moi, President of the Republic of Kenya. "Eric was an honest man, never ready to change any aspect of his character to please anyone." —Hon. Mwai Kibaki, Chairman, Democratic Party of Kenya and comrade. "He was one of those leaders who inspired some of us to take up the careers that we took, in essence he was a mentor to myself and others." —Hon. Amos Wako, Attorney General, Republic of Kenya. "He was a good friend of mine, but more so of my fathers, the late Jaramogi Odinga Oginga. He always emphasized on enhancing unity among all Kenyans." —Hon. Raila Odinga, NDP leader. "His leadership qualities should be emulated by the younger generation of Politicians, to make the Kenya we want." —Jeremiah Nyagah, Former Cabinet Minister and comrade. "Hon. Khasakhala emphasized that we should not let transient political associations divide the great Luhya nation." —Hon. Kijana Wamalwa, Ford Kenya leader. "His astute leadership, is one that will be greatly missed not only in this region but the entire nation as a whole." —Hon. Musalia Mudavadi, Minister for Information, Transport and Communications "I owe my being in Parliament to him [Khasakhala], and would like to note that he initiated many projects in Emuhaya one of which has outlived him." —Hon. Sheldon Muchilwa, MP for Emuhaya Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs. "This is a man who transcended humble origins to become a political giant in his own right." —Prof. Reuben Olembo, Former Deputy Director UNEP. Commemoration Plans are underway to celebrate Khasakhala's myriad of contributions, to Bunyore and Kenya, by renaming the tarmac road from Luanda to Majengo in his honor—the Eric Edward Khasakhala Memorial Highway. Slideshow photo gallery References Kenyan politicians 1926 births 2000 deaths