Why Uhuru stopped his Speech during Magufuli's funeral

Brian Oruta 14:53 - 22 March 2021

President Uhuru Kenyatta stopped his speech for more than 2 minutes

On Monday, President Uhuru Kenyatta took mourners at the Dodoma Stadium by surprise as he chose to momentarily pause his address, during the funeral of late President John Pombe Magufuli.

President Kenyatta stopped his address as soon as a Muslim prayer call recitation began from a nearby mosque. (Dhuhr Adhan).

When it was done, President Uhuru Kenyatta continued with his speech, as the crowd appreciated him with an applause.

The President's move got Kenyans of Twitter talking and here's what they had to say;

Respect to my president Uhuru Kenyatta. Pausing his speech to let the Islamic call to prayers to finish.

That’s beautiful to see. The adhan is powerful.

Hats off sir.
— Ahmed Mohamed ((ASMALi)) (@Asmali77) March 22, 2021

So President Uhuru Kenyatta paused his speech at the late Magufuli's farewell ceremony when he heard prayers from a nearby mosque in Dodoma....Very respectful of our President.#FallAndFallOfRuto pic.twitter.com/8gRDOmR7Qd
— Lawrence Baraza (@baraza_lawrence) March 22, 2021

What a CLASS ACT by President Uhuru Kenyatta. He stopped talking the moment he heard the Islamic Call to Prayers (Adhan)❤️

Video Credit: Millard Ayo/YouTube pic.twitter.com/fJYFK2HtRh
— Jalilu Zaid (@jaliluzaid) March 22, 2021