[Imc-africa] News from Kenya

[Sankie's Dad]

Dear All: It has been simply overwhelming-I mean the messages of support
coming via email, sms, phone calls, face to face, through friends and
colleagues in Kenya, across Africa and overseas in the wake of the sudden
demise of my life partner/spouse Grace Njeri Waita on May 1, 2007. A
special thanks to all of you in Indymedia. Several of you had the
opportunity of interacting one on one with Grace during the WSF here in
Nairobi in January  this year. My family, Grace's relatives are grateful
and they have asked me to convey on their behalf, their deep appreciation
for all that you have done so far. Of course as I keyboard these lines,
Kenya is engulfed in sorrow as news trickles in, hour by hour, on the
unfolding tragedy involving the fateful KQ Flight 507 that crashed in the
Equatorial forest in Cameroon. Our thoughts are with the families of the
Cameroonians, Comorese, Kenyans, Ivorians and nationals from various
countries around the world whose loved ones may very well have perished
in that aerial accident. In terms of updates, the date of Grace's burial
has been moved to Monday, May 14th 2007, partly to allow me to attend my
aunt's funeral who died twenty hours before Grace.  Grace's funeral will
take place in Sagana, Central Province. More details to follow. Also,
those in Nairobi should look forward to more information on a public
event to celebrate Grace's life that is being organized by a consortium
of civil society organizations and social movements here in Kenya. This
event is tentatively slated for Wednesday, May 9th, 2007 and  you will be
provided with further details in the next couple of days. Once again
ahsante and shukran for all those messages of support. PS: I do check my
gmail email account a lot more frequently than this one, so if you are
trying to get a hold of me, that is your best option. Sincerely, Onyango
OlooNairobi
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