•The service which started at 10 am brought together Tinina’s family, Friends and the media fraternity.
• Tinina will be buried on Wednesday, March 27 in Narok at the family's home, Noosupeni Farm Olokirikirai.
A procession with Journalist Rita Tinina's body arrives at Holy Family Basillica, Nairobi on March 25,2024
A sombre mood engulfed the Holy Family Basilica in Nairobi on Monday morning at the late Journalist Rita Tinina’s requiem mass was held.
The mass marked the beginning of Tinina’s final journey.
The service which started at 10 am brought together Tinina’s family, friends and the media fraternity.
Tinina’s remains were in a brown casket covered with a white lace net and had a wreath of red and white flowers placed on top.
Close friends and immediate family members were dressed in black for the ladies and a white scarf.
Tinina’s daughter, Mia Malaikah was in a white dress and sat close to her aunties.
The clergy and procession with Journalist Rita Tinina's body arrives at Holy Family Basillica, Nairobi on March 25,2024Mourners at Journalist Rita Tinina's requim mass at Holy Family Basillica, Nairobi on March 25,2024Sister to the late Journalist Rita Tinina gets emotional as she holds a memorial portrait at Holy Family Basillica, Nairobi on March 25,2024Nation Media Group's Dan Mwangi and Olive Burrows at Journalist Rita Tinina's requim mass at Holy Family Basillica, Nairobi on March 25,2024
Media personalities led by Kenya Editors Guild president Zubeida Kananu also attended the mass.
The mass started a few minutes past 10 am.
Tinina will be buried on Wednesday, March 27 in Narok at the family's home, Noosupeni Farm Olokirikirai.
Tinina was the beloved daughter of the late Dominic and the late Mary Yiapan.
She was a beloved sister of Helen, Irene, Justine, Jedidah, Keen and Claudia.
She was also deeply cherished as a sister-in-law of Timothy, Roshen, Belmont, Agnes and Macharia.
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Mia Malaikah, daugter of the late Rita Tinina during requim mass at Holy Family Basillica, Nairobi on March 25,2024
Mia Malaikah, daugter of the late Rita Tinina during requim mass at Holy Family Basillica, Nairobi on March 25,2024NTV Duncan Khaemba speaking during the requim mass of the late Rita Tinina at Holy Family Basillica, Nairobi on March 25,2024Communication Authority Director General David Mugonyi with ICT CS Eliud during the late journalist Rita Tinina's during the requim mass at Holy Family Basilica, Nairobi, on March 25, 2024Media personalities during the requim mass of the late Rita Tinina at Holy Family Basillica, Nairobi on March 25,2024Media personalities during the requim mass of the late Rita Tinina at Holy Family Basillica, Nairobi on March 25,2024
