Kenya’s prime minister Raila Odinga joined the family of Keroche heiress Tecra Muigai in Naivasha for the final send-off.
The low key event was attended by the who is who in Naivasha as well as family and friends Joseph and Tabitha Karanja.
Among them was Raila Odinga who was accompanied by his wife, Ida.
Raila tweeted about it
Governor Lee Kinyanjui also attended and paid his tribute,
“WE JOINED FAMILY AND FRIENDS IN GIVING LAST RESPECTS TO TECRA MUIGAI, DAUGHTER OF KEROCHE BREWERIES CHAIRMAN JOSEPH KARANJA & CEO TABITHA KARANJA. SHE WAS A LOVING AND GENTLE SOUL THAT TOUCHED MANY PEOPLE.”
Adding,
“WE PRAY FOR STRENGTH, COURAGE, AND COMFORT FOR THE FAMILY DURING THIS DIFFICULT TIME. MAY TECRA’S SOUL REST IN ETERNAL PEACE.”
Here are photos from the funeral service and burial.
Tecra Muigai, the daughter of Keroche directors Tabitha and Joseph Karanja was laid to rest at her father’s home in Naivasha, Nakuru County on Saturday.
The Keroche heiress passed away on May 2 from trauma to the skull.
Tecra, who was visiting her 54-year-old boyfriend Omar Lali in Lamu’s Shella village fell down a flight of stairs and was airlifted to Nairobi for treatment.
She died while receiving treatment at Nairobi Hospital.
In a newspaper obituary, the family wrote,
IT IS WITH DEEP AND PROFOUND SORROW THAT WE ACCEPT THE TRAGIC AND UNTIMELY DEATH OF TECRA WANGARI MUIGAI THAT OCCURRED ON 2 MAY 2020, AT THE NAIROBI HOSPITAL. THE LATE TECRA WAS A DYNAMIC, CREATIVE, AND EMPATHETIC LEADER WHO TOUCHED MANY LIVES. SHE WAS ALSO AN ICONIC, TRANSFORMATIONAL THINKER, INTELLECTUAL AND A BRILLIANT PHILOSOPHER.
Tecra was described as a passionate being and loving.
SHE WAS PASSIONATE ABOUT HER COUNTRY KENYA AND ITS PEOPLE AND ALWAYS ADVOCATED FOR EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR EVERYONE.
The tribute read,
Her funeral was a private affair attended by several leaders and dignitaries among them Nakuru governor Lee Kinyanjui and Nairobi Woman Rep Esther Passaris.
Below are photos from Tecra’s burial
Her boyfriend Omar is behind bars and will be arraigned in court on May 26.
