Double tragedy as Jahmby Koikai's father, Ambassador Daniel Koikai commits suicide hours before daughter's burial

Ambassador Daniel Koikai, the father of the late Mary Njambi Koikai, also known as ‘Jahmby’ Koikai, has reportedly committed suicide.

Koikai’s father reportedly passed away while her daughter’s burial was underway at Lang’ata Cemetery.

According to reports, he reportedly took his own life on Friday morning, hours before Jahmby’s burial.

His tragic death follows her daughter’s death about a fortnight ago.

Daniel Koikai’s death also comes a day after he paid tribute to his late daughter and used the opportunity to apologize and ask for her forgiveness.

He almost broke down on Thursday after he opened up about his relationship with his late daughter during her requiem mass.

While acknowledging his shortcomings as a father, Koikai’s father went ahead to eulogize Njambi and shared the final special moments she spent with her daughter.

He described their relationship as full of both good and bad times, noting that they only met when Njambi was in high school because he was working abroad during her childhood.

“Dear Njambi my daughter, the time has come for me to atone for my acts of omission or commission on your final journey from this world it has been one of the most difficult episodes in my life,” Njambi’s father eulogized.

“Especially for your close family members; your mother, sister aunts, uncles and colleagues in the media and friends in and out of the country,” he added.

“When times were good, we would go shopping and have lunch at some restaurants in the city, and you enjoyed meeting me very much. I deeply miss the good times we shared.

“During the bad times, we would go days or months without talking, something I blame myself for and will always regret as I’ve lost the chance to make things right with you,” he mourned.

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He went on to reveal a message his daughter sent him just a day before she died.

In her message, Njambi, who was in the hospital at the time, expressed her gratitude to her father and listed a few items she wanted him to bring her.

“Hi Dad, I hope you got home safely.

“So I would need red berry orange water from Del Monte and fresh orange and passion fruit juice.

“The doctors are here, so I’ll have to go and we’ll talk tomorrow.

“It was good to see you and reconnect,” Njambi’s message to her father read.

Njambi succumbed at Nairobi Hospital after a long battle with endometriosis.

She had complained that late diagnosis and lack of treatment in the country made her endometriosis situation worse.

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