Lucy Kibaki

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.

Her Excellency

Lucy Kibaki
First Lady of Kenya
In role
30 December 2002 – 9 April 2013
PresidentMwai Kibaki
Preceded byLena Moi
Succeeded byMargaret Kenyatta
Personal details
Born
Lucy Muthoni

(1936-01-13)13 January 1936
Mukurwe-ini, Kenya Colony
Died26 April 2016(2016-04-26) (aged 80)
Bupa Cromwell Hospital, London
NationalityKenyan
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1961; her death 2016)​
ChildrenJimmy
David Kagai
Tony Githinji
Judy Wanjiku
ResidenceNairobi, Kenya

Biography

Lucy Muthoni was born in 1936. Her parents were the late 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 Kamwenja Teachers College and later at Kambui College in Kiambu, where she rose to the post of principal.[2] She met Mwai Kibaki in 1959. After a two-year romance, the couple married in 1961, with Lucy quitting her teaching career in 1963.[2] They had four children: Judy Wanjiku, Jimmy Kibaki, David Kagai and Tony Githinji.She was a loving grand mother to, Mwai Kibaki jnr Sean Andrew and Rachael Muthoni,to name a few. Lucy 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
  1. Phombeah, Gray (6 May 2005). "Kenya's controversial first lady". BBC News. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
  2. Obwocha, Beatrice (26 April 2016). "Lucy Kibaki dies". Daily Nation.
  3. "Alliance Girls High School: Historical Perspectives". Alliancegirlshigh.com. 28 February 1948. Archived from the original on 3 September 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
  4. KBC, 23 February 2007: First Lady assures KGGA of support Archived 25 June 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  5. BBC News, 19 May 2006 Kenyan first lady in Aids storm
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