I MOURN SAD MARGARET WALELA AN ASTUTE ADMINISTRATOR ,AN UBUNTU AND A WOMAN WHO DEFINED EXCELLENCE

 Before 2018 I knew little about Madam Margaret Walela save for having interacted with her minimally during the Youthempowerment program in 2016.

When I was posted to Turbo in 2018 Madam Wakela was then in charge main registry, that office was one that Adjs relied most particularly on when we had many missing original personal files for our Smw.

The coordination between her and Afande Sang then saw one of the best strategies implemented where instead of struggling to trace files through our 22 units Cos they came up with a consolidated Unknown personal files register where we all sought from the Registry the whereabouts of a missing file.

Their organisation was arguably the best considering they had an online database of unknown files where upon request and by a click of a button the status of the file was known.

When Madam walla took over from Afande Sang her impact was felt instantly. As Os, my interactions with her graduated to Filling, Unit Correspondence and Payment of bills. Madam was good at what she did.

I want to remember two incidences that marked my relationship with her, there was this day my Boss had sent me to Nys headquarters to deliver a bulk of unknown personal files, we had also deserters and deceased smw files. What we did on our own was to cover the files with one letter, this was unprocedural, Madm sat me down and educated me on how to separate files and cover them separately.

With a lot of love, she corrected me, took me through several procedures from Documentation, Deserters, Resignations to Dismissals. Madam was so professional in her work 

The second incident is one that made me know Madam Walela's kindness, She was commissioned and loving. I remember one day I had gone for an official duty to Nys has, Madam had a sack of Maize in her Nairobi home which she wanted to be delivered to her rural home, she requested me to assist her to deliver the Kunia of Maize. It was during the first Covid-19 outbreak, May 2020 to be precise.

I had met Madam Knight that day whom we had a deep chat on the struggles facing Nairobi residents, how most of them were struggling to get food on their tables after most employers closed businesses due to Covid 19.

I shared with Madam Walela what we discussed with Madam Night and suggested that instead of transporting the sack of maize to Turbo for her Bro-to collect we give them to madam Night who will donate to families who she had identified to be struggling and in return pick a Sack of maize from my Rural home and deliver give it to her Bro.

Surprisingly madam Walela didn't refuse she told me that is a noble task and that day she will deliver the Sack of maize to Madam Night. Through her generosity, we were able to feed hungry families.

There are many things I wish to remember Madam Walela with but the network that I build with will remain as a monument, I made a friend in her Bro who teaches around Lugari and build a solid friendship with her brother in law Mr Naibei who works with DCI all thanks to her.  

I mourn a Mother figure to me and most adjuvants during my time, I mourn a seasoned Adjutant an officer I came to follow her footpaths in Turbo where she served as an Adjutant, I mourn a thoroughbred Admin who cut her cloth among the very best in NYS.

I mourn Madam Walela and let me Mourn her the best way I know.

Rest In Peace My mentor, from your good deeds here on earth I know you are in Heaven .