Appreciation

We, the family of the Late Joyce Ajema Madegwa, of Lirhanda Village, Kakamega County express our deepest appreciation for everyone’s sympathy & empathy following her demise. The memories you shared during your visits and at the funeral, along with the many phone calls, texts, flowers, cards and words of condolence meant a great deal to us all.

We especially want to thank our many friends and families, in Kenya and the U.S.A., for their generous financial contributions and support in giving a befitting final journey for Mama. A big thank you to Agape Church, Defenders Coalition (NCHRDK)and the wider Civil Society in Kenya, Sundoves, Moi University Law class of 2009, Ascentria Insurance Brokers, Back & Forth Lawyers, FIFA Team Lawyers, Hood Shop Family, Maseno Old Boys Association, Wababa Group, Austin Texas Family, Birmingham Alabama family and everyone who has continued to support us in this journey.

We are indebted to the planning committees in Kakamega and Nairobi. Special thanks goes to Lirhanda Village and Monthly Meeting that organised the committee to run the funeral service and also thank the Lirhanda quarterly meeting who ran the program for the burial of mama Joyce under Central Yearly Meeting.

To our Aunties & Uncles, cousins & friends who stepped in to take care of our many guests and family, we are greatful for your continued support and love during this difficult time. Mama Joyce A. Madegwa will be greatly missed by all who knew her. May God rest her soul in eternal peace.

John 11 :25 “Jesus told her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Anyone who believes in me will live, even after dying.”

APPRECIATION

19TH SEPTEMBER 1949 – 24TH FEBRUARY 2021

We, the family of James Onesmus Gitonga Weru, would like to take this opportunity to thank God for his faithfulness following the demise of our beloved James.

A special appreciation to PCEA Umoja led by Parish Minister Rev Felix Muriithi Rev Harun Ngere, Rev Esther Wainaina and Rev Charagu ova Njen, PCEA Umoja Church Session, all Elders and Deacons, the PCMF, Woman’s Guild and their Patron Elder Joyce Rugara, Choir, Development Committee, Funeral Organising Committee, congregation and staff for their tireless efforts and prayers.

Our deepest gratitude to our family, relatives and friends, for the outpouring of love, kindness and support you have accorded us during this difficult time. We appreciate the professional and attentive efforts of the Nairobi South Hospital and Kenyatta University Teaching, Referral and Research Hospital. Former ABN AMRO Fraternity, Konza 7 Group, KWVA, our colleagues at Philips E.A, Nguzo Tatu, lsiolo Kajiado Health Departments, and ABSA. Our schools Alumni. A sincere Thank You for your prayers and financial contributions.

It is not possible to thank each one of you individually, we pray you accept this announcement as a token of our utmost gratitude. We could not have managed without you all. May God’s blessings be upon each and every one of you.

PSALM 116: 12-14 (NW) ‘WHAT SHALL I RETURN TO THE LORD FOR ALL HIS GOODNESS TO ME? l WILL LIFT UP THE CUP OF SALVATION AND CALL ON THE NAME OF THE LORD. I Will FULFIL MY VOWS TO THE LORD IN THE PRESENCE OF ALL HIS PEOPLE:

Appreciation

We, Bernard Basilio Njoroge, Martin Njoroge Irungu and the immediate Jiwekee family of Susan Waceke Kihara Irungu are immensely grateful for the overwhelming support from our extended family, friends, neighbours and well-wishers at the time we mourned the loss of our family jewel, wife and mom. Your moral, spiritual and material support did make light our grief and burden of giving our Susan a befitting send-off.

Your presence, kind words and generous contributions through it all liked our spirits at the time the world seemed so cruel, cold and empty. We sincerely thank God our creator for giving us Susan for 50 wonderful years, Doctors and ICU staff at Metropolitan Hospital in Nairobi for easing her pain, Lee Funeral Home, Relatives and friends who comforted us at home and during our burial committee meetings. Our diaspora relatives and friends in UK, USA and UAE, Business communities Nyarnakima, Nasra Business community, Nasra By-Grace court neighbors, ABM (EA) Ltd folks, Nakuru, Naivasha, Mirera and Banita committees that coordinated various service providers to make the final send off a success that it was. Pastors and spiritual counselors who fellowshipped with us. The befitting requiem mass and support by the Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church Buruburu and the final send-off rites by St. Augustine Bahati Catholic Church were amazing.

As we are unable to acknowledge every person by name we request that you take this as an expression of our family’s deepest appreciation, Asanteni Sana.

Let us relive Waceke’s commitment to ‘Love, genuine hugs, family and smiles’ that guided the memorable encounters that many who knew her experienced.

Mungu Alikupenda Zaidi

Revelations 19:7-8

 16th October, 1979 – 12th March, 2020

We the family of the late Silas Omolo Kwaka wish to appreciate all the members of our extended family, fellowship of believers and our beloved friends, and neighbors in Nairobi and Kisumu/Nyahera who journeyed with us and enabled us to give our Son, Brother, Father and Friend a befitting send off on 26 March 2020.

Our special gratitude go to all members of the funeral committee who coordinated the interment arrangements amidst the difficult emerging environment then caused by the COVID- 19 pandemic in the country. Our heartfelt appreciation goes to the Clergy who prayed, visited and spiritually nourished us when we were weak and heartbroken. Special thanks to Archbishop Rev. Dr. Winnie Owiti, Bishop Emeritus Rev. Dr, David Oginde, together with other Clergy whose prayers, calls and encouragement strengthened us throughout this journey. We sincerely thank the fellowship of believers from VOSH Church Internationaire CITAM, Nairobi Chapel, Mavuno Down Town, Roving Team, Muscles Men’s Fellowship, NET Ministries and the body of Christ who were with us in Nairobi and Nyahera then and continued thereafter.

To the medical team — Dr. Andrew Odhiambo, Dr. Eric Murunga, Dr. Theo Wangata, Dr. Raiesh and Dr. Vikas of Mohak Hi Tech Speciality Hospital – India and the Coptic Hospital – Nairobi. We appreciate your professional care accorded to Silas throughout his ailment.

To you our relatives, friends, professional colleagues, ICPAK Nyanza, ICPAK PFT Nairobi, neighbors, brothers, and sisters in Christ, we are unable to mention you each by name, but we cannot forget your labor of love — your generous monetary and physical gifts, warm visits and presence, encouraging texts, calls, and messages and your acts of mercy and kindness will forever be etched in our hearts and minds and it..,for this, we are ever grateful.

Until we meet again, In the arms of Elohim Silas rests.