Actress Nyaboke Moraa and her former partner Blak Aende recently organized a poignant memorial service for their deceased daughter, Marrie Achieng, at CITAM Embakasi.
The gathering united family, friends, and supporters to pay tribute to the young woman who had a profound impact on many lives.
During the memorial, Moraa offered heartfelt reflections on her late daughter for the first time since Marrie’s untimely death.
With considerable emotion, she shared the joys and difficulties she experienced while raising Marrie.
“I first met Marrie in 2005 at exactly 3 PM. She was the most beautiful girl I had ever seen,” she said.
Moraa recounted the immense joy she and Marie’s father experienced upon her arrival, despite her being a teenager at that time.
She reflected on the initial days spent with Marrie, emphasizing both the joyful and challenging moments.
Moraa nostalgically remembered how Marrie would often cry, leading to playful banter with her father regarding who would be the one to soothe her.
“I and the father were very excited and were really waiting for her. I gave birth to her when I was still in my teens. She used to cry and would also start crying and the father would ask sasa mkilia wote ntabembeleza nani?” she said.
Moraa also spoke of the close bond they shared.
“We had very very beautiful memories. My heart is broken. I do not know how am going to release my child. I remember a times I would go through so much and she would find me broken in the bedroom and tell me mum hukuangi mtu mbaya ni watu tu wako mawe ndio wabaya. Marrie was a good child.” she said.
Nyaboke’s sorrow was evident as she discussed the challenges of reconciling with the loss of her daughter.
“My heart is broken… I don’t know how am going to tell my child to rest in peace… I still haven’t believed that my child has rested. I do not have the energy to tell her to rest in peace,” she said.
