The
granny, who was lucky to see her sixth generation, according to her son
Leonard Koinange died at her Kiambaa home in Kiambu County on Thursday
evening at around 9.30 pm due to what he said was her old age.
“We
can say that she has died because to her old age and not illness. She
was not sick but had started withdrawing from food, and for the better
part of the day, she had refused to take any meal,” Mr Koinange, who is a
sixth born said.
STORY
Ms Gathoni, who was born in 1900 according to her national identity card, was the fifth of the chief’s six wives.
Her
age, which had saw her participated in all the elections Kenya has ever
had, would probably had earned her a slot in the Guinness Book of
record saw her story feature in a documentary in the British
Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).
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