Eric Munuve: Daughter of Pilot Who Perished in Mwihoko Crash Shares Last Text at Memorial Service
- Eric Munuve was among the six people who died after the ill-fated AMREF plane crashed in Mwihoko, bringing down a part of a building with it
- The family of Captain Eric Munuve is still trying to come to grips with the death, and according to his first daughter, Abby, family and friends have stood with them in this trying time
- His second daughter shared how he used to fly her around the world, and that he was a good father to them
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Nairobi Chapel, Kenya: Abby, a daughter of Eric Munuve, who was a pilot in the ill-fated AMREF plane crash, tearfully shared how they texted only 30 minutes before he died.
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Abby was speaking at the Nairobi Chapel on August 19, where family and friends gathered to hold the requiem mass for the late pilot.
When Abby, her siblings, and her mum were called to speak about their dad, she said that the past few days had been the most difficult days of her life.
"It is difficult to accept that my dad is gone and he wouldn't be attending my milestones such as birthdays and graduations," she said.
Why did Abby admire Munuve?
Aby shared about her dear father, who also lost a friend four years ago, and he found strength. He was at least relieved that he would find a familiar face there in the afterlife.
"When it was his loss, he pushed through, and now it is our turn to do so; I will try, for you dad," said Abby.
"Because I know what you wanted from me, I will try and be what you wanted me to be, and if we meet again, I will have so much to tell you. You meant so much to so many people I wish you were here to see how many people have shown up for us," she added .
According to Abby, Munuve's friend said that he shaped how they view the world, while another shared how much he loved his family and often spoke about them and his generosity.
On her part, Jasmine, the second daughter, talked about her first flight with her father to the Maasai Mara and later several flights to South Africa. She revealed that he had already enrolled her in a school that taught aviation to acclimatise her to the course.
Mumive had a wife identified as Mary and three daughters, Abby, Jasmine and Ivy.
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What did Munuve's text say?
"This is so unfair; daddy you should be here with your mum, daughter, wife, siblimgs, friends and cats. You should see me turn 22, and many people call me a daddy's girl. Thank you for all you have been to me, thank you for being my dad," she said.
"On August 7, less than 30 minutes you texted me that you were going on your flight. I'm grateful for the short time that I have had with you. Thank you so much for everything that you have been to me," she adcded.
According to Abby, she had the coolest dad ever, and she wished that the man she loved the most would rest in peace. People told her how much you loved and how proud you were of me, and this is funny since she was not anything yet.
Woman loses bedridden husband
In another story, some residents of Mwihoko, Githurai 45, Ruiru, were still counting their losses after a plane crash and among them was a woman who had lost her bedridden husband.
The tearful woman shared her tragic story of how her husband had escaped another accident only to die in the crash that had nothing to do with him.
Kenyans were shocked at the double tragedy and wondered why it had to happen like that to her.
Source: TUKO.co.ke
