MT KENYA COMMUNITY IN MOURNING.

Veteran gospel musician Mama Julia Lucy has passed on.

The legendary singer died on Sunday, 14th February.

Details of the cause of death have not been revealed.

She has been living a quiet life for the last few years.

Mama Julia is among the pioneers of gospel music in Mt Kenya and Eastern parts of the country.

It is not clear when she started her music career, but an elderly woman who spoke to this writer disclosed that she was already a household names in the early 1970s.

According to those who know her, the deceased was a staunch christian and no amount of conviction would make her compromise her faith.

“Rest In Peace our mum. You loved God and served him in truth and spirit,” Inooro FM gospel show presenter Muturi Muiru, who has known the singer for a long time, said in his condolence message.

In one her popular songs, she pleads with God to remember her when she dies.

Source: LitKenya