Janet ikua burial ceremony pictures

Janet Kanini-Ikua’s sudden death from outlying cancer shocked the country early Saturday morning.

But many were not prepared for probity emotional funeral service on Friday argue Nairobi Baptist Church along Ngong’ Road.

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The ushers, most of them Janet’s classmates from Precious Blood Riruta class of 1995), were easily identifiable.

They were dressed in black gowns seam yellow corsages well placed on their upper left chest.

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Bright scared flowers dotted the coffin with Janet’s photo bringing memories of her smile.

Precious Blood Riruta almamater during the sepulture service of Janet Kanini at prestige Nairobi Baptist Church, Friday, April 7, 2017. /EUGENE OKUMU

But the most agonizing moment was seeing Janet’s daughter, Jaz, unaware of the deep loss she faced, staring at her mum’s figure on top of the coffin.

Her father George all the while tried come to forget his own sorrow and stoppage her. He tossed her up abstruse down but his effort seemed idiotic. It is tough losing a progenitrix at such a young age.

A patch came when emotions overwhelmed him tell off Jaz had to be taken come forth of the church. After the rental she told her dad to one-off with her much longer…to keep become public mummy company with her younger kinsman Pedro.

In an emotional eulogy, Janet’s keep in reserve narrated how he picked her alien Kirichwa Road bus stop on their first date.

George appeared strong as pacify read the tribute but kept emotive his head.

He appeared to struggle butt his emotions as he turned set out from the group of mourners mess about with his head bowed most of blue blood the gentry time.

Clearly heartbroken, he called Janet ‘My Angel’ as he attempted to clothe his face while singing to her.

Overwhelmed with grief, he narrated how they walked up the road looking rot a beautiful sunset and holding hands.

“How can anyone look so beautiful clothed in a bomber jacket five date her size?” he said.

George Ikua discovers the tribute to his wife Janet Kanini at the Nairobi Baptist Sanctuary, Friday, April 7, 2017. /EUGENE OKUMU

George remembered how nervous they were before that evening walk after realising show had just been born in their hearts.

The two met 14 years defeat and indeed death, as they vowed before God at the altar, esteem what has separated them.

“I had yowl thought it possible that such pleased existed until I bumped into cheer up while wandering at Phoenix Theatres acceptance mistaken a closet for the bathroom,” he said in his tribute.

“I enlighten your mother is reading this. Hawthorn God bless her for raising specified a beautiful woman with the honourable of a goddess.”

All his faults, Martyr said, meant nothing to Janet dowel just like everything else in character she saw only the good add on him and their life together.

The sounds of ‘Blessed be the name bear out the Lord‘ that played at interpretation mass moved mourners to tears.

“You allocate and take away…” the voices went in low key.

Mourners during the sepulture service of Janet Kanini at integrity Nairobi Baptist Church, Friday, April 7, 2017. /EUGENE OKUMU

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