ANC leader Musalia Mudavadi is in mourning following the demise of Mama Rosebella Mudavadi, the other wife to his late Dad
Mudavadi in his social media pages said Mama Rosabella Mudavadi passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 25, in Virginia, USA.
“It’s with heavy hearts and profound sadness that we announce the death of Mama Rosebella Mudavadi, widow of the late Moses Mudavadi,
My stepmother passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Nov 24, in Virginia, USA. May she Rest in Peace,” Mudavadi said in a Tweet.
The deceased was the second wife to the late minister Moses Mudavadi, the father to ANC leader and stepmother of former Vice president Musalia Mudavadi.
She was co-wife to Mama Hannah Atsianzale Mudavadi who died late last year.
While the One Kenya Alliance principal did not reveal the cause of her death, the press secretary of the ANC leader Kibisu Kabatesi confirmed that Mama Rosebella died due to old age.
Leaders from Vihiga County led by Vihiga Senator George Khaniri and Sabatia Member of Parliament Alfred Agoi have eulogized the late matriarch as a passionate servant to humanity.
“I pass my condolences, those of my family and people of Vihiga at large to the entire family of Musalia Mudavadi… It’s my prayer that God grants them comfort during this trying moment,” Khaniri said.
In a condolence message read at the funeral by her son Geofry Kegode, the late eulogized her co-wife as a team player revealing that they had stood together and raised their children together as one family.
“The political journey we walked in support of our late husband’s career. We traversed Maragoli land, far and wide. We walked hand-in-hand and stood shoulder-to-shoulder, bearing the heavy responsibility of building a legacy,” Mama Rosebella said.
