Bridgit Njoki: Mum of 12-Year-Old Killed by Bullet Speaks to Daughter in Casket During Body Viewing
- Tears and wailing were the only language that could express the pain of losing a young girl whose life was cut short by a bullet
- The girl's mother came face to face with the lifeless body of her daughter, who lay peacefully in the coffin
- She looked at her with courage as mourners sang in the background, waiting to see how she would react in that difficult moment
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Bridgit Njoki Wainaina, the young girl who was shot while watching TV at home during the Saba Saba demonstrations, is being laid to rest in Kiambu.
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Her mother, Lucy Ngugi, was joined by friends, family, and her daughter’s schoolmates at the St. Teresa Funeral Home for the body viewing ahead of her burial.
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They showed up in large numbers on Tuesday, July 15, ahead of the 12-year-old girl’s burial in their village home.
Emotions ran high during the body viewing, with several mourners unable to hold back their freely flowing tears.
Some had to be escorted out by the scouts after being overwhelmed by emotion.
Njoki bids farewell to daughter killed during Sabasaba demos
It was a sombre moment that Njoki’s mother had to bravely endure as she struggled to come to terms with her daughter’s death.
The little girl was killed by a stray bullet, leaving her mother in unimaginable pain.
She stood before her daughter’s lifeless body, which rested in a coffin surrounded by flowers.
Several mourners stood behind her, comforting and supporting her as she came face to face with her daughter's body.
Njoki's mum leads mourners in moment of prayer
Ngugi was captured speaking to her daughter, looking straight at her as mourners sang in the background.
She later shifted from speaking, her words swallowed up by the threnodies, to prayer, switching between her local dialect and English.
She turned her pain into power and began to passionately pray, leading the mourners in a moment of reflection.
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"Father, in the mighty name of Jesus, as we go for the burial, I pray for Your peace. Let us leave all the tears here. As we go back to church, we are going to a celebration, a celebration of a life well lived by my dear daughter. Wipe away our tears, oh Lord. I will not cry again, and from here, it is well," she said.
Kenyans react to Njoki's body viewing moment
Social media users headed to the comment section to express great sorrow as they followed the burial proceedings.
Torred Tarquin:
“Woiye, so sad. The heaviest casket to carry. Peace to the entire family, schoolmates, and classmates. It shall be well. Shalom, shalom.”
Clinton Chaplain Wakhungu:
“Those tears!! Trust me, they will never go unpunished. That child touched the apple of God’s eye.”
Ezekiel Kirwa:
“Pole, angel. You knew nothing, but they decided to take your life for reasons known only to them. RIP. May they never find peace until they die.”
Murigu Veronicah:
“The heaviest casket ever. God, please give this family peace that surpasses human understanding.”
Monica Muini:
“They tell us even with the previous administration, these things used to happen. Are they now in a race to compete on who kills more innocent children? What next for this mother? Where does she go from here? Her child is now just another statistic. Rest well, baby girl. Your mom protected you by not allowing you to go out that day, but the bullets still found you in your home.😭😭 Go well. One day we will have a better Kenya.”
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Njoki's family receives postmortem results
In another story, Ngugi was inconsolable after receiving the postmortem results, which confirmed her worst fears.
The autopsy revealed that Njoki died from a bullet wound, rolling back painful memories for her mother.
She could barely stand or walk, and her husband and another woman had to support her as she prepared for an interview.
Source: TUKO.co.ke
