Emurua Dikiir MP Johana Ng'eno, who died in a helicopter crash on Saturday, is being remembered differently by leaders from Mt Kenya due to his past stances on communities in the Rift Valley.

• Ng'eno was seen as a defender of marginalized communities and a proponent of peace in the Rift Valley.
• Key figures mourning him include Democracy for Citizens Party leader Rigathi Gachagua and Trans Nzoia Governor George Natembeya.
• Ng'eno had faced arrest for controversial remarks, including against President Uhuru Kenyatta and his mother, Mama Ngina Kenyatta, but was also instrumental in fostering relations between communities in the Rift Valley.