Lucy Kibaki
Lucy Kibaki | |
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First Lady of Kenya | |
In role 30 December 2002 – 9 April 2013 | |
President | Mwai Kibaki |
Preceded by | |
Succeeded by | Margaret Kenyatta |
Personal details | |
Born | Lucy Muthoni 13 January 1936 Mukurwe-ini, Kenya Colony |
Died | 26 April 2016 Bupa Cromwell Hospital, London | (aged 80)
Nationality | Kenyan |
Spouse(s) | |
Children | Jimmy David Kagai Tony Githinji Judy Wanjiku |
Residence | Nairobi, Kenya |
Lucy Muthoni Kibaki (January 13, 1936 – 26 April 2016)[1] was the wife of former Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki and was First Lady of Kenya from 2002 to 2013.
Biography[]
Lucy Muthoni was born in 1936. Her parents were Rev. John Kagai, a pastor of the Presbyterian Church of East Africa and Rose Nyachomba, in Mukurwe-ini, Nyeri County, (formerly Nyeri District in Central Province), Kenya.[2] She was educated at Alliance Girls High School,[3] then trained as a teacher, working first at and later at in Kiambu, where she rose to the post of principal.[2]
She met Mwai Kibaki in 1959. After a two-year romance, they married in 1961, with Lucy quitting her teaching career in 1963.[2] They had four children: , , and . She was a grandmother to , , and others. Kibaki was a patron of the Kenya Girl Guides Association.[4]
Kibaki died on 26 April 2016 at Bupa Cromwell Hospital in London, after brief hospitalization at the Nairobi Hospital for chest pains.[2] She was 80.
Charitable work[]
Kibaki was known for supporting disadvantaged and disabled people.[5] She chaired the Organization of the 40 African First Ladies Against HIV/AIDS.[5]
References[]
- ^ Phombeah, Gray (6 May 2005). "Kenya's controversial first lady". BBC News. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Obwocha, Beatrice (26 April 2016). "Lucy Kibaki dies". Daily Nation.
- ^ "Alliance Girls High School: Historical Perspectives". Alliancegirlshigh.com. 28 February 1948. Archived from the original on 3 September 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
- ^ KBC, 23 February 2007: First Lady assures KGGA of support Archived 25 June 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Jump up to: a b BBC News, 19 May 2006 Kenyan first lady in Aids storm
- 1936 births
- 2016 deaths
- First Ladies of Kenya
- Kenyan educators
- Alumni of Alliance Girls High School
- Kenyan disability rights activists