Reports reaching us from Kenya says, the former first lady died early this morning April 26, 2016 while undergoing treatment at a London Hospital, just a few days after she was flown there from Nairobi hospital. Announcing the death of the 76-year-old, President Uhuru Kenyatta sent a message of condolence to the Kibaki family.
“It is with deep sense of sadness and loss that I have learnt of the untimely death of the Former First Lady, Her Excellency Mrs. Lucy Kibaki. She passed away early this morning while undergoing treatment in Bupa Cromwell Hospital in London. Her Excellency has been unwell for the last one month and has been receiving treatment here in Kenya and subsequently in the United Kingdom, ” President Uhuru Kenyatta said in the announcement
Born in 1940, Mrs Kibaki was Kenya’s First Lady from 2002 to 2013. She is survived by her husband, Mwai Kibaki and four children, Judy Wanjiku, Jimmy Kibaki, David Kagai, and Tony Githinji. May her soul rest in perfect peace!
