September 12, 1970: The Sudden Death of the Fearless Morara, Grandfather to Morara Kebaso, at 34
George Morara, a forthright politician from the Kisii region, perished in a puzzling road accident on September 12, 1970.
The newly elected Member of Parliament was just 34 years old at the time of his death, which has been characterized as a ‘suspicious road accident’.
At the moment of his death, Morara was reportedly alone in his Peugeot 404 with the registration number KKZ 058.
The accident is said to have involved a police van, though some reports suggest it was a private lorry, leaving the details shrouded in mystery.
Morara left behind his young wife, Mary, who was only 28 years old, and three small children: his daughter Sandy Mokeira Morara (then 2½ years old), and her younger brothers, Duke (12 months old) and Innocent (5 months old). Mary passed away in 2010.
Sandy, the eldest daughter, has been striving for a resolution regarding her father’s death.
The West Mugirango representative, who had benefited from the Tom Mboya airlift program, died just nine months into his tenure. He was buried five days later, on September 17, 1970.
Morara is remembered for demanding that the Kenyan government account for Nahashon Njenga, a man the government claimed had been executed for the assassination of Tom Mboya on July 5, 1969.
Morara alleged he had seen Nahashon Njenga in a Zambian pub, enjoying a drink.
The West Mugirango MP was part of a parliamentary committee on Social Welfare and Employment that visited Zambia in September 1970, where he claimed to have spotted Njenga in a bar.
In his role as Chair of the Public Accounts Committee, Morara and others held a press conference upon returning from Lusaka, where he revealed his startling discovery in Zambia.
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Tragically, he would die in a mysterious car crash along the Kakamega-Kisumu highway while en route to his constituency in Nyamira, following a meeting in Kakamega.
Though Morara passed away over fifty years ago, many believe his spirit lives on through his grandson, Morara Kebaso, who continues to challenge the government with his vigilant activism.
“I come from a lineage of true national warriors. My great-grandfather Senator John Kebaso was the first Senator of Kisii in the Majimbo System, and my grandfather George Kebaso was the MP for West Mugirango, and both lost their lives under suspicious circumstances,” Morara Kebaso recently shared on JKL Live.
“My grandfather George Kebaso was assassinated for questioning Tom Mboya’s death.
“He discovered the alleged killer of Tom Mboya in a Zambian hotel, drinking alcohol, which left him astonished,” Kebaso recounted on JKL Live.
As the family commemorates 54 years since his death, many questions about Morara’s demise remain unresolved.
Through Sandy, George Morara’s daughter, the family has long sought to uncover the truth behind his death.
“Though my grandfather has passed, his spirit endures. Despite the tragedy of his death, my family and I have prayed deeply.
“I don’t believe that just because it happened to my grandfather, it will happen to me,” said Young Kebaso.
September 12, 1970: The Sudden Death of the Fearless Morara, Grandfather to Morara Kebaso, at 34
