”Rename Eastleigh First Avenue to Yusuf Haji road in honor of the late senator” Hon Abdi Guyo tables a motion on that.
First Avenue Eastleigh will in the next two weeks be renamed Yusuf Haji Road in honour of the late Garissa senator after the approval by the Nairobi County Assembly of a motion calling for the renaming of a road in Nairobi in honour of the late former Defence minister.
This comes after the County Assembly of Nairobi on Tuesday passed a motion to have the road renamed to honour and recognize Haji’s efforts in public service during his 55 years of service to the nation.
“Aware that the naming of roads and other public places after heroes and heroines bestows honour and shows our collective gratitude as a Nation, this assembly resolves that the NMS names or renames a road in recognition of the late Senator Yusuf Haji for his immeasurable contribution to the prosperity and well being of Kenyans during his 55-year record of public service,” read the motion
Eastleigh area in Nairobi is predominantly inhabited by members of the Kenyan Somali community and many people have equated it to a small Mogadishu.
Majority Leader Abdi Hassan alias Guyo who moved the motion described the late Senator as a symbol of peace, an efficient, knowledgeable, humble but firm leader who dedicated his life to public service and his name should be engraved in the annals of Kenyan history
“Haji’s exceptional negotiations and strategic mediation skills cannot go unrecognized as the whole country saw his efforts to promote peace and stability in Somalia and beyond was seen under the operation Linda Nchi in 2011,” he noted.
The Nairobi legislator also said the senator’s remarkable attribute saw him be chosen by President Uhuru Kenyatta to steward the BBI, a task that Guyo said Haji took on with earnest zeal and delivered a noteworthy constitutional Bill
Senator Haji died last month after a short illness. The departed senator had had a long illustrious career in the civil service before retiring to venture into politics.
