MAJOR (RETIRED) ROBAI NAKHUMICHA KHAYUMBI WANAKACHA
SUNRISE 12TH MARCH 1938 – SUNSET TO 15TH MAY 2021
On Saturday, 15th May 2021, the angels welcomed home Robai Khayumbi Wanakacha.
Wife of the late Ben Wanakacha Wekesa.
Mother of Dr Zacharia Samita (Kenyatta University), Isaac Simiyu (Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital), Berita Emma Nelima (Ndivisi), Dina Kibira (Wandabwa School), Catherine Gor (Hawinga School), Bramwell Kasaya (Windle International) and Mary Esta Okora (Bishop Abiero Shauri Moyo school).
Mother-in-law to Beatrice Samita, Mary Simiyu, Absalom Kibira, Edwin Gor, Caroline Kasaya and Dickens Okora.
She has left behind 19 grandchildren: Khasoha Samita, Murunga Samita, Tabitha Khayumbi, Levi Wanakacha, Sylvia Blessing, David Wekesa, Joy Nakhumicha, Esther Nakhumicha, Courage Liguta, Abundance Agesa, Emmanuel Joel Sagra, Ben Carson Ngule, James Fallon Samita, Elrad Joshua Murunga, Lisa Neema Achungo, Catherine Faith Achieng, Queen Elizabeth Atieno, Beryl Akinyi and Caleb Lawrence Ochieng’.
The cortege leaves MTRH, Eldoret funeral home on Friday, May 21st 2021 at noon for a memorial service at Salvation Army Siyilila Corps in Webuye at 2pm.
Her final celebration service and interment will be on Saturday, May 22nd 2021 at 8am at her home in Siyilila village, Webuye – Bungoma County.
Follow https://goo.gl/maps/4HsZ5pqvtKKaXyuV9 for google directions (Use Webuye-Lugulu-Sipala-Mihuu route).
A recorded version of the service will be available later on YouTube under the same name.
“Blessed are those who die in the Lord from now on. Yes, says the Spirit, they are blessed indeed, for they will rest from their hard work; for their good deeds follow them!” — Revelation 14:13 NLT
Mai, nikiwa mdogo, nakumbuka jioni ile yule ‘boy’ alinivunja kidole tukicheza ‘lifundo’. Uliniweka kwa mgongo wako. Uliishi Kakamega hosipitalini nami usiku na mchana hadi nikapona.
Mama, ulitoa kwa miguu yako vyatu ulivyokuwa umepewa kama zawadi na washiriki wa Kambu. Hukuwa na hela za vyatu vipya. Nilivivaa, nikaenda shuleni. Sikumbuki kidato, nakumbuka kitendo chako tu.
Mama, nilipofuzu kwenye mafunzo ya FOCUS-STEM, ulipiga mguu mwendo hadi ukaandika historia kuu.
Mama, uliamka macheo ili umuombee wanao kila mara walipokuwa wanafanya mtihani .
Mama wa kipekee, Mama mbarikiwa, kielekezo cha uungu. Salama Mama – Mwanao Kasaya
Mama ni wa ajabu,hubeba garama zote za wanao,ikinyesha huwasetili,kwa chakula huwa wa mwisho kula-hata kikiisha ana furaha bado kwa vile wanawe wamepata chakula.Hakuna mwingine kwa mama Kasaya.Mungu ablaze roho ya mama Robai mahala pema peponi.
Nami nilipokutana na mwanao Kasaya miaka mingi iliyofuata akawa wa Baraka Sana kwangu akawa rafiki wa dhati kwa vile ulivyomlea vizuri, hata ingawa sijakutana nawe mama nimepokea Baraka zako kutoka kwa Kasaya na Carolyn. Ninaomboleza pamoja nao na ninasheherekea maisha yako na kumshukuru Mungu kwako.
Pole Sana Kwa Msiba.. Mungu ailaze Nafsi yake Mahali pema.
Kweli hamna yeyote ana kama la mama duniani.
May God provide you peace. She was a great mother
Sikujua kwamba alikuwa anangoja kinda nyumba mbinguni nilipituma salami. Natumai alizipata. Baraka zimwamdame na zibaki na jamii yote.
We give God all the glory for the life of our mother! It’s our duty to carry out her legacy and fulfill our God-given duties and calling. I have a deep respect for our mother because of my humble teacher, Bramwell Kasaya, who prepared me in Kakuma Refugee Camp to reach this level in my education and career. God bless you and enlarge your territory!
Dear ones, may God strengthen you to move on without her. No one knows when the last goodbye is but accept God’s Will though painful but she is in a better place. We shall meet her on that ressurection morning again.
Polee brethren, it is well let us comfort in knowing to absent in the body is to be present with the Lord. Kalaa yaya
Ma condolences to the family,,,,I have interacted with the family and I have discovered mama did a great job of shaping you and family….may God strengthen you during this hard time.
May my condolences bring you comfort and may my prayers ease the pain of this loss today and always, may loving memories bring you peace, comfort, and strength. My heart is with you in your time of sorrow. Wishing you peace and strength during this difficult time. God be with you all,,
Poleni sana ..Mungu na izifariji nyoyo zenu..
May God rest Mama Robai’s soul in eternal peace. TUKUTENDEREZA!
It’s so painful and one will always feel an orphan no matter the age however take heart and be strong.
We all pray that she be accepted and placed in the right hand of God till our own time comes too.
@kasaya, be strong and comfort the rest of the family.
May God’s peace and comfort be upon the entire Wanakacha family at this difficult time of grief.
Mama has fought a good fight and kept the faith, fare thee well mama.
Saddened by the demise of mama Robai.
My condolence to all the family and may God bring comfort to your hearts at this hard time.
My condolences to you and your family. My the good Lord grant you peace during this trying time. Rest in peace mama Robai.
A painful experience but we pray God to console the family. Mama has lived her life and her time has come. We celebrate every memorable experience she left. Kasaya my brother and the entire family be consoled.
Nmemjua bwana Kasaya kwa muda mrefu kuwa mtu mtiifu na mwenye adabu.Hayo yote ni kwa ajili ya mamake aliyemfunza yote ajuayo kuhusu hii dunia.Tafadhali pokea rambirambi zangu mwalimu na usikate moyo,Mungu amempenda zaidi.Zidi kuwasaidia wakimbizi na mkono wako utabarikiwa na mama atafurahi sana kwa watu utakaowasaidis
Nmemjua bwana Kasaya kwa muda mrefu kuwa mtu mtiifu na mwenye adabu.Hayo yote ni kwa ajili ya mamake aliyemfunza yote ajuayo kuhusu hii dunia.Tafadhali pokea rambirambi zangu mwalimu na usikate moyo,Mungu amempenda zaidi.Zidi kuwasaidia wakimbizi na mkono wako utabarikiwa na mama atafurahi sana kwa watu utakaowasaidia
I only met you about a couple of times and during those times I felt your warmth in your kind words and lovely smile. You have raised wonderful men and women of God. Your legacy will live on.
Rest well Mama Robai! Buriani.
I pray for strength for mulamwa Kasaya and the entire Wanakacha family.
Thank you sis. Thank you for your good wishes
Mayi Robai,
A very cheerful mama,
With lots of history
With lots of genuine love
You will never visit her and leave empty handed,
I will miss your natural honey, ingokho and the short tea
Rest easy my basakwa.
Thank you Mama J. You were loved so much by my late Mom in Law. She was happy whenever you visited. Oriooo
My condolence to the great family of mum. May u god grant you strength to bear the this trying time and give you comfort…RIP mum.
My condolences, Jesus cares when we have lost the dearest one on earth. His heart is touched by our grief.
Today and always, may Mai Robai’s loving memories bring you and the entire wanakacha family peace, comfort, and strength.
Mama Kasaya, we celebrate your life. Though I did not have the opportunity to meet you on this side, we bless the Lord for the opportunity to meet on that beautiful shore. When we see Kasaya We see your good efforts and energy and above all your love to serve your King Jesus. Tuonane!
Mama Robai loved the Lord whole heartedly and without any reservation. She was such a diligent, committed, hardworking and prayerful woman. She touched the lives of many by improving their livelihood and in the transformation of their lives. Tachoni community have lost an icon whose influence is beyond the boarders. Her dedication and devotion to God was so remarkable and will never forget the days she stood out condemning what some church leaders did contrary to the principles of Salvation Army. Mama we’ll miss you but God be with you till we meet again. Blessed are those who rest in the Lord. Let the Name of the Lord be praised.
Its normally said that there’s a special place in all of our hearts for our mothers, just like there’s a special place in every mother’s heart for her children. You must continue to carry her memory in that special place in your heart. I like to think that the values and lessons that moms teach their children make moms immortal as they influence lives over generations. I might not have known her in person but through interacting with brother Kasaya i feel like i have met her many times before. I am sincerely sorry for the loss of your mother. She has fought a good fight she has kept the faith she finished the race may she Rest in perfect peace.
Rest in peace mama. We thank you for giving unto us the kind of a son in Kasaya. I hope all the qualities he possessed from you. We don’t know you but Mr Kasaya is reflection of a person who was raised from a family where humbleness is the order of the day. Rest in eternal peace. As for Mr Kasaya and his family, take heard big man. Its one thing to have a caring even mom even at old age and its another (a different) story to lose her when one think that they haven’t done enough to repay her back. It’s gonna be okay. We love you.
May Major rest in peace. Her legacy lives on through her children and grand children. We thank God for her life and godly influence. Our deepest condolences to the family. Peace.
Mama wa kipekee kwa jamii kabisa. May the Lord who had given you such a gift provide much peace to you Kas and the family.
Koko instilled the habit of always working hard coz no good thing comes easy. Koko taught me that you can never go wrong when you put your trust in God. Koko taught me how to be a good husband and take care of my home. Koko was a loving, caring, wise and every other good thing you imagine when you think of a grandmother. She fought the good fight. She finished the race. She is in a better place now. Koko shall always be in my memory. Rest well Koko ♥️
– Murunga Samita, Grandson
May the Lord wipe the tears of this family as He puts Mama’s soul to RIP
Rest in Peace mum
May God apply His soothing balm into the wounds that death has caused…May U also find fortitude 2 endure the loss n move on!
Pole sana Cathy and may Gods grace be sufficient.
Our prayers and thoughts go to the bereaved family. Dr Samita be strong and know that Mama has slept in the Lord.
Comfort and Peace to you all.
Mum did a wonderful job of bringing up sons and daughters who love God,are humble,hardworking and who genuinely love people. May you dwell in the hope of seeing her again at the resurrection of the righteous.
Our heartfelt condolences my dearest brother Dr Samita and mum Beatrice and the entire family, be strong we’re praying for you.
Mama has fought the good fight of faith and she has kept the faith, rest in peace mama.
A mother’s love is the greatest gift we receive. You were blessed to have such a caring lady to call Mother. Our prayers are with you in this time of grief brother Kasaya. Take heart
Koko, My name, we celebrate you, sometimes tears may fall from our eyes, but the thought that you are worshiping day and night brightens and causes us to also worship our Father. You trained us well, and as it is written, we will not depart from it. With lots of love💖
It was such a tempting moments to realise the departure of our heroe,a believer and also a soldier in spiritual fight just as Job never questioned his race so we stand as a family to continue with the good fight that Mum have been fighting to uplift our families to be spiritually and morally upright in respect to Mum’s beliefs… Rest In Peace Mummy.
In God we put our trust and hopes,shosh was inlcusive and for that she will still remain in our hearts,may she rest in peace.
I may not have known Robai Nakhumicha in person but I know her grandchild Joy Nakhumicha who’s a coursemate at Daystar University. I believe Joy is named after her grandmother and she has such a caring, selfless and helping heart. She always volunteers to be of help when needed.
May the legacy of your mother, sister, cousin, aunt and grandmother last forever.
May she rest in peace.
I register my condolences and family, my mother Dorcas Musambai and those of Ebushibungo Salvation Army Church where the late Captain Ben and Mrs. Robai Wanakacha worked in 1976. I saw them there because my late grandma Omushiele Selina Onyimbo attended that church. My Mum is a member of that same church. The late Majors Wanakacha were a jolly and lovely family. R.I.P Major Robai and pole san to Brother Isaac and Mrs. Mary Wanakacha for the loss of a Matriarch. May Jehovah God comfort you.
Bw. Nandwa,
We are inspired so much by your words. Am amazed that we can connect in her Promotion to Glory. Am the second last born in the family and was really young when my parents were in Ebushibungo. But recently, Zacharia, Catherine and I visited the Ebushibungo church and met the officer. We had come for mazishi ya Mama Agnes Achungo whose daughter is my mother in law Beatrice Chimoyi. Ahsante sana
Good platform
Pole sana to the family.
You will be stronger, you will overcome
Mai, was a beautiful woman. A woman who lived without rehearsals. She lived full. God thank you for blessing me with a matriarch of a mother in law. She has gone home, she is with her LORD whom she loved dearly. She rests in peace, we await the trumpet and a re union that s as sure as the rising sun and falling rain. There comes a day when all wrong will be made right. For now we forge on and remember her legacy as we work on our purposes for God’s glory.
Will Miss you Momma Nakhumicha Khayumbi
Mama am sad that I did not get to see you this side of heaven but we will meet on the other side. It was a sudden departure; but thank you for the years invested in your children, family and the community -we will continue reaping the benefits till we meet again. See you soon, mama!
Mayi Wanje, a very loving mom, very protective to us, strict disciplinarian, managed the home for over 20 years since Dad went to be with the Lord, woke up as early as 4am to pray and then clean the compound. She loved service and giving to God, church and people. Left us with great spiritual legacy: family altar and attending church service and commitment to family values. Never forgot any of her children’s and grandchildren’s occasions (especially birthdays). Taught us public speaking from childhood – the courage to stand and present before people in church. I still remember the Sunday school choruses she taught me when I was a kid, over 5o years ago. Though I miss her, I soldier on along the faith both her and dad passed on to us … till we meet again at Jesus’ feet