{"id":9520,"date":"2021-03-04T09:05:28","date_gmt":"2021-03-04T09:05:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/?p=9520"},"modified":"2021-03-04T09:42:33","modified_gmt":"2021-03-04T09:42:33","slug":"eastleigh-first-avenue-to-be-renamed-yusuf-haji-road-in-honor-of-the-late-senator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/?p=9520","title":{"rendered":"&#8221;Rename Eastleigh First Avenue to   Yusuf Haji road in honor of the late senator&#8221; Hon Abdi Guyo tables a motion on that."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This comes after the County Assembly of Nairobi on Tuesday passed a motion to have the road renamed to honour and recognize Haji\u2019s efforts in public service during his 55 years of service to the nation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAware 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,\u201d read the motion<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/HAJI1.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"9521\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/HAJI1.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/?attachment_id=9521\" class=\"wp-image-9521\" srcset=\"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/HAJI1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/HAJI1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Eastleigh area in Nairobi is predominantly inhabited by members of the Kenyan Somali community and many people have equated it to a small Mogadishu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Majority Leader Abdi Hassan alias Guyo who moved the motion described the late Senator&nbsp; 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<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHaji\u2019s 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,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/NAIROBI-COUNTY-ASSEMBLY.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/NAIROBI-COUNTY-ASSEMBLY.jpg 630w, https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/NAIROBI-COUNTY-ASSEMBLY-300x167.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Nairobi legislator also said the senator\u2019s 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<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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