Lucy Kibaki
Lucy Muthoni Kibaki (13 January 1936 – 26 April 2016)[1] was the wife of former Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki and was First Lady of Kenya from 2002 to 2013.
Lucy Kibaki | |
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| First Lady of Kenya | |
| In role 30 December 2002 – 9 April 2013 | |
| President | Emilio Mwai Kibaki |
| Preceded by | Lena Moi |
| Succeeded by | Margaret Kenyatta |
| Second Lady of Kenya | |
| In role 14 October 1978 – 24 March 1988 | |
| Vice President | Emilio Mwai Kibaki |
| Preceded by | Lena Moi |
| Succeeded by | Margaret Wanjiru Gakuo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lucy Muthoni 13 January 1936 Mukurwe-ini, Kenya Colony |
| Died | 26 April 2016 (aged 80) Bupa Cromwell Hospital, London |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 4 |
| Residence(s) | Nairobi, Kenya |
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 Kamwenja Teachers College and later at Kambui College in Kiambu, where she rose to the post of principal.[2]
She met Emilio 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: Judy Wanjiku, Jimmy Kibaki, David Kagai and Tony Githinji. She was a grandmother to Mwai Kibaki jnr Sean Andrew, Rachael Muthoni, and others. Kibaki was a patron of the Kenya Girl Guides Association.[4]
Lucy 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
Lucy 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.
- 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
- BBC News, 19 May 2006 Kenyan first lady in Aids storm