By Daniel Nzia
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A Kenyan woman who was killed in South Sudan was laid to rest on Saturday in Makueni County.
Tabitha Musangi, who died on May 13, was given an emotional send off by thousands of mourners who included people from South Sudan.
The 24-year-old Tabitha was buried at her father’s farm at Kwa Kathoka village in Makueni District.
Dr John Garang’s son, Dr Mabior Garang, who is the director of Dr John Garang International School and the principal Ms Maureen Tindi were present.
Tindi delivered a message of condolence from South Sudan President Salva Kiir.
She described the late Tabitha who taught at the school, as proactive, industrious and a team player.
Others who attended the burial included Makadara MP Gidion Mbuvi,
President Kibaki’s Adviser on Constitutional Affairs Kivutha Kibwana,
former Kibwezi MP and TIP party leader Kalembe Ndile, Cooperative Secretary
Daniel Maanzo and former Makueni MP Peter Maundu.
The leaders called on the South Sudan Government to ensure justice is done and bring
those responsible for the teacher’s death to book.
Tabitha started working in Dr John Garang International School in Juba last September.
Lost blood
On the fateful day, a soldier guarding Dr John Garang Mausoleum shot the teacher as she was going back to home after work.
The soldier claimed he opened fire after the taxi driver who was taking her home ignored the whistle signalling the lowering of the country’s flag. The deceased’s father, Mr Onesmus Musangi, said she lost a lot of blood and died at the Juba Training Hospital.
Mr Musangi recounted how his daughter had visited home during Easter holidays after taking her students to register for an examination in Uganda. “Tabitha stayed with us for four days before jetting out on April 27. She was upbeat as she said goodbye with a promise to return soon,” he related.
“Dad, I want us to finish the church my grandparents started,” were her last words before she boarded the plane, according to her father.
The deceased’s uncle Tom Luusa said the entire Munyasya family was deeply shocked by the death.
He said they were yet to come to terms with the loss and hoped justice will be done.
“Her death is highly suspicious. My niece is now the fifth dead person I have received at the airport following similar incidents in South Sudan,” he said.
Mr Ben Munyasya, also an uncle, condemned the brutal killing of Tabitha
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A Kenyan woman who was killed in South Sudan was laid to rest on Saturday in Makueni County.
Tabitha Musangi, who died on May 13, was given an emotional send off by thousands of mourners who included people from South Sudan.
The 24-year-old Tabitha was buried at her father’s farm at Kwa Kathoka village in Makueni District.
Dr John Garang’s son, Dr Mabior Garang, who is the director of Dr John Garang International School and the principal Ms Maureen Tindi were present.
Tindi delivered a message of condolence from South Sudan President Salva Kiir.
She described the late Tabitha who taught at the school, as proactive, industrious and a team player.
Others who attended the burial included Makadara MP Gidion Mbuvi,
President Kibaki’s Adviser on Constitutional Affairs Kivutha Kibwana,
former Kibwezi MP and TIP party leader Kalembe Ndile, Cooperative Secretary
Daniel Maanzo and former Makueni MP Peter Maundu.
The leaders called on the South Sudan Government to ensure justice is done and bring
those responsible for the teacher’s death to book.
Tabitha started working in Dr John Garang International School in Juba last September.
Lost blood
On the fateful day, a soldier guarding Dr John Garang Mausoleum shot the teacher as she was going back to home after work.
The soldier claimed he opened fire after the taxi driver who was taking her home ignored the whistle signalling the lowering of the country’s flag. The deceased’s father, Mr Onesmus Musangi, said she lost a lot of blood and died at the Juba Training Hospital.
Mr Musangi recounted how his daughter had visited home during Easter holidays after taking her students to register for an examination in Uganda. “Tabitha stayed with us for four days before jetting out on April 27. She was upbeat as she said goodbye with a promise to return soon,” he related.
“Dad, I want us to finish the church my grandparents started,” were her last words before she boarded the plane, according to her father.
The deceased’s uncle Tom Luusa said the entire Munyasya family was deeply shocked by the death.
He said they were yet to come to terms with the loss and hoped justice will be done.
“Her death is highly suspicious. My niece is now the fifth dead person I have received at the airport following similar incidents in South Sudan,” he said.
Mr Ben Munyasya, also an uncle, condemned the brutal killing of Tabitha
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