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First Lady of Kenya (2002–2013) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lucy Muthoni Kibaki (13 January 1936 – 26 April 2016)[1] was the wife of former Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki and was the third First Lady of Kenya from 2002 to 2013.
Lucy Kibaki | |
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First Lady of Kenya | |
In role 30 December 2002 – 9 April 2013 | |
President | Emilio Mwai Kibaki |
Preceded by | Lena Moi |
Succeeded by | Margaret Kenyatta |
Second Lady of Kenya | |
In role 14 October 1978 – 24 March 1988 | |
Vice President | Emilio Mwai Kibaki |
Preceded by | Lena Moi |
Succeeded by | Margaret Wanjiru Gakuo |
Personal details | |
Born | Lucy Muthoni 13 January 1936 Mukurwe-ini, Kenya Colony |
Died | 26 April 2016 80) Bupa Cromwell Hospital, London | (aged
Spouse | |
Children | 4 |
Residence(s) | Nairobi, Kenya |
Lucy Muthoni was born in 1936. Her parents were Rev. John Kagai, a pastor of the Presbyterian Church of East Africa and Rose Nyachomba, in Mukurwe-ini, Nyeri County, (formerly Nyeri District in Central Province), Kenya.[2] She was educated at Alliance Girls High School,[3] then trained as a teacher, working first at Kamwenja Teachers College and later at Kambui College in Kiambu, where she rose to the post of principal.[2]
She met Emilio Mwai Kibaki in 1959. After a two-year romance, they married in 1961, with Lucy quitting her teaching career in 1963.[2] They had four children.
Kibaki died on 26 April 2016 at Bupa Cromwell Hospital in London, after a brief hospitalization at the Nairobi Hospital for chest pains.[2] She was 80.
Kibaki was involved in programs to tackle HIV/AIDS.[4] She chaired the Organization of the 40 African First Ladies Against HIV/AIDS.[5] She initiated Starehe Girls Center and the Mama Lucy Kibaki Hospital.[4] Kibaki was known for supporting disadvantaged and disabled people.[5]
Kibaki was a patron of the Kenya Girl Guides Association.[6]
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