Death comprehension is one of the toughest processes in life especially if you are really close to the late.The grief can be overburdening and many have been victims of depression as a result of such losses.
Mr Elijah Mwangi,71,says he collapsed from shock upon reaching JKUAT’s main gate as he had been misinformed by the administration over daughters condition,he found students at the institution demonstrating over his daughter’s death, yet he was unaware that Ms Tabitha Muthoni was already dead.
“I was shocked to discover that the person, who the students were protesting over her killing, was my daughter. All that while, the university had kept me in the dark. JKUAT had, all through, made me think that that she was hospitalised at the Kenyatta National Hospital,” said Mr Mwangi.
“Upon regaining consciousness, I couldn’t help but let tears roll down my cheeks,” added the distressed old man.
“When I saw my daughter’s motionless body, I couldn’t believe that she was the one, whom I had just spoken to a few hours earlier. I broke down uncontrollably. In my entire life, I had never allocated money to buy a suit [for myself] simply because I was plunging all the money I had into my daughter’s education. I, honestly, do not know what my family and I would do [now that she is gone],” said Mr Mwangi.
“[Interior CS Dr Fred] Matiang’i should keenly look into the security concerns arising from JKUAT. It makes no sense why we should send our children there, only to be killed by gangsters,” appealed Mr Mwangi.
Mr Mwangi’s wife, who is Tabitha Muthoni’s mother, was “too heartbroken and distressed” to speak to reporters.