Tensions flared at the Friends Church in Lang’ata during the requiem mass for veteran diplomat Burudi Nabwera when Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi and National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula walked out as Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna took the podium.
The high-profile service brought together key political figures against the backdrop of an increasingly intense national debate. Both Wetang’ula and Mudavadi had already delivered their tributes to the late statesman before Sifuna was invited to address the mourners.
As the senator stood to speak, video footage captured the two senior leaders leaving their seats and exiting the venue, sparking widespread discussion online.
Both leaders later moved to clarify their abrupt departure, attributing it to prior scheduling conflicts and official State commitments rather than political friction.
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Wetang’ula explained that he needed to catch an afternoon engagement scheduled ahead of the weekend, while Mudavadi maintained he had to leave to attend to urgent government duties.
The walkout followed a sequence of speeches that had already drawn attention due to protocol arrangements, which placed the senior government officials ahead of the Nairobi lawmaker.
The incident underscored underlying political realignments as leaders navigate heightened friction ahead of upcoming electoral contests.
Nabwera, who passed away recently, was celebrated during the service as a pioneering statesman, Kenya’s first ambassador to the United States, and the inaugural Permanent Representative to the United Nations, alongside his extensive service as a Cabinet minister and legislator.
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