The family of Australia-based Kenyan-born politician Lucy Gichuhi and her husband Don Gichuhi is mourning the death of their first-born daughter Peris Wanjiru.
Peris, alias Kadada, passed away in Adelaide, Australia on August 26th aged 33 years, but the family did not disclose the cause of her death.
A GoFundMe page (https://gofund.me/a106c116) has been created to raise $30,000 (Sh3.3 million) to repatriate the body of Peris to Kenya for a befitting send-off.
“Due to the current covid restrictions in place that have resulted in decreased air travel to and out of Australia, the cost of this process is overwhelming to the family and thus the appeal to you for your kind support,” it reads.
“A little here and there will go a long way in making this possible and lessening the huge financial burden to her family as they come to terms with this devastating loss of their firstborn gone too soon.”
Gichuhi, who worked as an accountant before joining politics, served as a Senator for South Australia from 2017 to 2019.
The 56-year-old won the Family First Party seat in the Australian parliament following a special vote recount of the April 2016 election ordered by the High Court, becoming the first African-Australian senator in the history of the country.
Born in Mathira, Nyeri County, Gichuhi migrated to Australia in 1999 with her husband and their three children and became a naturalized Australian citizen in 2001. She received her Bachelor of Law from the University of South Australia in 2015.
Pole kwa msiba.
But I am…
Pole kwa msiba.
But I am wondering when the Senator stopped being Kenyan born. When did she become a “Former Kenyan-born” person??
@just ‘Former’ in this…
@just ‘Former’ in this context of title of the article refers to her being a former Senator..not former Kenyan-born whatever that means.
Poleni sana
Poleni sana
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Sorry for your loss Gichuhi…
Sorry for your loss Gichuhi family but you don’t need to beg. and it does not cost that much amount you mention . we are all struggling and of all people with your job having been a senator also you are a person of means . I have lost 3 relatives in the course of 2 months we bury their bodieswhere they meet their fate for the rest is a container. Stop using a begging bowl to already struggling society . the soul is gone . you only have a body what is important bury her with dignity . FURTHERMORE if you chose to be Australians then that is your home it would be understandable the other way round and your insurance would we join you in your sorrow but pls don’t copy those who really need support you do not it is only you do not want to spend your money you want others chip . understandable
I concur with you totally…
I concur with you totally Loise. The rich cry for more when they shouldn’t. They are people of means if they want to go above and beyond, they can afford. Please, leave the begging bowl to the real poor people.
A precise message @loise!…
A precise message @loise! The ex senator of Australia choose that country to be her new home. Why is she sending her deceased daughter back to Kenya for burial? The late daughter should be buried in Australia which is way less costly to do since they are asking for money from others.
Kenyans must understand that home is where you live now!