Two victims of the recent violent Saba Saba protests have been laid to rest in deeply emotional ceremonies.
Bridget Njoki, a 12-year-old girl who tragically lost her life when a bullet tore through a wall and struck her while she was resting beside her mother in their living room, was buried in Githunguri, Kiambu County.
Joseph Kagiri, aged 24, was laid to rest in Ndeiya, also within Kiambu County. Both funerals marked emotional moments of grief for the families affected by the unrest.
Bridget Njoki: Sorrow as 12-year-old girl shot dead during Saba Saba protests laid to rest. Indeed, the smallest coffins are always the heaviest to carry, a sentiment felt deeply as the body of 12-year-old Njoki was carried for a funeral mass at their local church in Githunguri.
Inside the church, a sorrowful funeral mass got underway, filled with heart-wrenching tributes. Messages from Bridget’s fellow pupils, expressing their final respects, moved mourners to tears, capturing the profound loss felt by her passing.
Lucy Ngugi, Bridget’s mother, delivered an emotional tribute, reflecting on the bright future she had hoped her daughter would realize.
“Saba Saba will be forever etched in my heart… I’m shattered beyond words… I thought you would grow and become a beautiful woman,” said Lucy.
She mourned the tragic circumstances that took the life of her child but vowed that the family would not allow the pain of loss to dim the cherished memories they shared. As Bridget Njoki: Sorrow as 12-year-old girl shot dead during Saba Saba protests laid to rest in Githunguri, Kiambu County.
The funeral was attended by opposition leaders, although they were not allowed to speak during the service. Watch on https://www.citizen.digital/news/saba-saba-protests-12-year-old-girl-shot-dead-while-watching-tv-at-home-n365936?preview=true&user_id=749
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