Tributes as widow of Kenya's Mau Mau icon dies
Despite Mrs. Kimathi having stated her desire to be shown the grave before her passing, the years-long quest for the precise location of where he was interred has been fruitless.
Boakyewaa Lawrencia 
Kenyans have been honoring Mukami Kimathi, the widow of Dedan Kimathi, a prominent figure in Kenya's Mau Mau freedom movement.
According to Mrs. Kimathi's relatives, she had breathing issues on Thursday night and was rushed to a hospital in Nairobi, the country's capital, where she passed away shortly after.
In 1956, the British colonial authorities kidnapped, tried, and executed her husband, who was the leader of the Mau Mau revolt. On the outskirts of the city, he was laid to rest at the Kamiti jail.
Mrs. Kimathi was honored on Friday by Kenya's President William Ruto for having "courageously withstood the brutality of colonial oppression, proudly worn the scars of the battle, and bore the terrible losses of war with admirable fortitude."
She was referred to as "the mother of our liberation struggle and a beacon of hope surrounding the freedom fighters and their descendants" by Vice President Rigathi Gachagua.
She promoted talks regarding the welfare of freedom warriors throughout her life who did not reap the rewards of their struggle for Kenya's independence.
Her family's inability to pay the hospital fees prevented her from departing in January, which was interpreted as a sign of the hardships that freedom fighters had to face. Later, after the president paid the $7,300 (£5,800) bill, she was released.
She also pushed for the exhumation of her husband's remains from prison so they may be reburied at his house.
