Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna on Thursday visited former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua at his Karen home. He went to offer condolences following the death of Gachagua’s elder sister Eunice Nyangari Gachagua.
Sifuna who leads the Linda Mwananchi Movement posted on X that he had spent the afternoon with Gachagua and the family. He shared photos of the visit.
“Condoling with H.E @rigathi and his family at their Karen home this afternoon following the passing of his elder sister Eunice Nyangari Gachagua. The late Eunice will be laid to rest this Saturday. May her soul rest in peace” he wrote.
Eunice Nyangari died aged 77 on November 5 2026 in Naro Moru in Nyeri County. Gachagua announced the loss the following day. He described her as the family’s firstborn and the mother figure who held the household together after their mother Martha Kirigo Gachagua died seven years earlier.
He said the family was grateful for the 77 years she lived as a warm and wise presence. He extended condolences to her daughter Waithera and son Murimi and her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
The burial is scheduled for Saturday. Other opposition figures have also paid their respects. They include Embakasi East MP Babu Owino who visited the same Karen residence earlier.
The visit comes amid ongoing contacts between Sifuna’s Linda Mwananchi group and Gachagua’s Democracy for the Citizens Party. The two leaders previously met at Gachagua’s Wamunyoro home in October. They described that meeting as an early step toward broader opposition cooperation ahead of 2027.
Thursday’s private condolence call underscored a personal gesture that went beyond political differences. It adds to a series of public expressions of solidarity with the Gachagua family during their period of mourning.
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