Family of Dedan Kimathi Commemorating Dedan Kimathi statue in Nairobi's Central Business District 67 years have passed since the death of Dedan Kimathi , a revered freedom fighter in Kenya's struggle for independence. Yet, his family's hopes of finally laying him to rest in his ancestral home remain unfulfilled, overshadowed by broken promises and bureaucratic delays. Read Also: The Heroic Freedom Fighter, Dedan Kimathi On a solemn Sunday, at the Dedan Kimathi statue in Nairobi's Central Business District, Kimathi's descendants gathered to commemorate his sacrifice. Holding a placard boldly stating "colonialism never really ended," they voiced their frustration at the unkept assurances regarding the exhumation and reburial of their father's remains in Njabini, Nyandarua County. Simon Maina, Kimathi's son, recounted the pledge made by President Ruto and Deputy Rigathi Gachagua during the funeral of Kimathi's widow, Mukami, nearly a year ag...