Family members led by Tokesi's brother Daniel Bukala carry the casket bearing the remains during the requiem mass at Montezuma funeral home on January 30, 2025/LEAH MUKANGAIA requiem mass for the late Lydia Tokesi was held Thursday at the Montezuma funeral home in Nairobi, with family, friends, and relatives joining hands to pay tribute to her.
Tokesi went missing early this month only to be found within Gataka forest in Ongata Rongai, Kajiado County, with her body badly mutilated.
Investigations reveal that she was killed by her lover, with whom she had stayed together for long.
Detectives said the suspect lured her to a house in Ongata Rongai, where she stayed until January 4, when she was reported missing.
The late Tokesi's mother Ruth Ingabo with other family members during the service/LEAH MUKANGAI
Solomon Bukala, Tokesi's father, speaks during the event/LEAH MUKANGAI
Family members with friends and relatives are overcome by grief as they escort they body during the mass/LEAH MUKANGAI
Clergy pray for the family during the requiem mass at Montezuma funeral home on January 30, 2025/LEAH MUKANGAI