Mike Oyier's Kids Weep In Touching Video As Journalist Is Laid To Rest In Homa Bay

• Michael Oyier was laid to rest in Homa Bay county with his friends and family and some politicians from Azimio present
• The late journalist's adopted mum and daughter Abigael eulogised him in a touching tribute at his funeral
• As the family bid Oyier goodbye, his kids, nieces and nephews wept bitterly in the touching clip

Late KTN news anchor Michael Oyier has been laid to rest in Homa Bay county.

The veteran and celebrated TV journalist died while undergoing treatment at the Nairobi Hospital.

The scribe was known for his mastery of the queen's language and how he dazzled in his exciting interviews.

How Michael Oyier's family laid him to rest

The journalist was laid to rest in Homa Bay county with his friends and family in attendance.

His daughter Abigael and his adopted mum eulogised the late journalist with touching tributes.

The family of the late Oyier eulogised him beautifully, and his brother Peter Oyier, with his spouse and kids, left mourners weeping.

Peter's kids could not help but shed tears at the podium while holding onto their parents for support.

Oyier's father-in-law Mukhisa Kituyi and Azimio leaders such as Raila Odinga, Homa Bay governor Gladys Wanga, and Ali Hassan Joho were among those present.

When the body of the late journalist was taken to his burial site, his kids, nephews and nieces could not contain their pain.

They wailed uncontrollably, and they were comforted by the adults.

Michael Oyier talks of his depression

Oyier touched many lives in his lifetime and will be remembered as a father, husband, brother and friend.

The late journalist, in an old clip, talked of his struggles with depression, revealing that it left him a shell of his former self.

In the video, the journalist encouraged those diagnosed with depression, affirming that it gets better with time.

Michael Oyier's death and the aftermath

• Oyier's widow, Dinah Kituyi, moved mourners during her late husband's requiem mass, where she recalled their life together.
• Abigael, the late Oyier's daughter, touched mourners with her tribute at the same memorial service.
• His family pleaded for financial support to help give the journalist a decent send-off to the great beyond.

Proofreading by Nyambura Guthua, journalist and copy editor at TUKO.co.ke

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Mike Oyier's sister in la with her kids during his funeral service (left). The late journalist with his kids and wife while he was still alive (right). Oyier's casket insert.

Mike Oyier's Kids Weep in Touching Video as Journalist Is Laid to Rest

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