Kenyan family seeks answers after their daughter mysterious dies in Lebanon
Kenyan family seeks answers after their daughter mysterious dies in Lebanon
A family in Kisii is in deep agony after their 24-year-old daughter, who had travelled to Lebanon in search of greener pastures, died under unclear circumstances a month ago.
Despite receiving an official letter from immigration authorities in Beirut confirming her death, the family is yet to see her body and is now appealing to the government to help repatriate her remains.
In Riosugo village, Bobasi constituency, lives the grieving family of Emily Nyamoita Nyabuto. The 24-year-old left Kenya in 2023 for Lebanon, hopeful that the opportunity would help uplift her family from poverty.
Grief now hangs heavy in their homestead after receiving the devastating news of her sudden death—news that has left them with more questions than answers.
Everything appeared to be going well until June, when Emily was expected to return home. Instead, the family received a message informing them that Emily had passed away suddenly, just days after leaving the agent who had recruited her for work in Lebanon.
“Huyu msichana alipanga kurudi, ata niliongea naye on 14th, na rafiki ambaye alikuwa anamjua ndiye alitupigia simu kwamba ameaga, na ata sister yake ako hali mbaya hospitalini,” said Janes Mokeira, Emily’s mother.
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A month after her reported death, the family has yet to see her body. A letter from the immigration department in Beirut remains the only official proof they have that Emily is no more.
“Mimi nataka tu kuona mwili wa mtoto wangu niridhike. Naumwa jinsi ako mbali na hatuna uwezo,” added Mokeira.
Emily’s aunt, Catherine Kerubo, described her as the sole breadwinner in the household: “Emily ndiye alikuwa tegemeo kabisa katika familia hii. Kifo chake kimetushangaza sababu alienda huko kuja kusaidia hii familia yake.”
But what now weighs heaviest on the family is the cost of repatriating her body from Beirut—an expense they say is far beyond their means.
“Yaani ni pigo kwetu. Ata kuraise hiyo bill ya mortuary, ata tuweke harambee marangapi hatutaweza,” said Paul Ogise, Emily’s uncle.
The family is pleading with the national government and local leaders from Kisii County to intervene and help bring their daughter’s body home, so she can be laid to rest in accordance with Abagusii culture and tradition.
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