Omong’ina Jemima Kemuma Osoro

Omong’ina Jemima Kemuma Osoro was born in 1930, as the last born daughter of the late Martin_Mogetutu and the late Tabitha Mogere from Kemera, Nyamira County.

Daughter in-law to the late Ongata Omatagi and the late Omongina Kwamboka. Sister to the late Rebecca Kerubo, the late Zephaniah Mokaya, late Nemuel Ogato, the late Samuel Onkoba, Japheth Nyambati and Tabitha Mogere. She got married in 1948 to the late Andrew Osoro Ongata and were blessed with 11 children. The children are the late Samuel Nyabira Onkoba, the late Jeremiah, the late Samson Nyambati, Charles Omoro, David Mogaka, the late Thomas Abuya, the late Tabitha Nyagechanga, Ann Barango, the late Teresa Masese, thelate Hellen Nyonsige and George Mogaka.

Co-wife to Eucabeth Mwango and step-mother to the late Ongata, Martha, Elkana, the late Olpha, Elijah, Esther, the late Magati,Alice and Caren. Mother-in-law to Frida Nyaboke, Hebisiba Nyaboke, Ebisiba Moraa, Margaret Kemunto, Beatrice Kerubo and Kennedy Siika. Korera to the late Nyakundi, the late Gideon, the late Chweya, the late Nyakina, the late Omboi and the late Siika. Grandmother to 29 and great-grandmother to 19.

Jemima passed away on the morning of Friday, 11th December 2020 at the age of 90 years. She will be buried on Monday, 21st December 2020 at her home in MasaboVillage, Kiamokama, Nyaribari Chache, Kisii County.