{"id":194206,"date":"2024-06-28T03:47:11","date_gmt":"2024-06-28T03:47:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/06\/28\/gachagua-mourns-family-matriarchs-passing\/"},"modified":"2024-06-28T03:47:11","modified_gmt":"2024-06-28T03:47:11","slug":"gachagua-mourns-family-matriarchs-passing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/06\/28\/gachagua-mourns-family-matriarchs-passing\/","title":{"rendered":"Gachagua Mourns Family Matriarch&#8217;s Passing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-316037\" alt=\"\" width=\"806\" height=\"493\"  data-lazy- src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/gachagua-1.jpg\"\/><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-316037\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/gachagua-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"806\" height=\"493\"  \/>Leah Wangari Muriuki, sister to Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, has passed away.<\/p>\n<p>DP Gachagua announced Wangari\u2019s passing in a message on Thursday, June 27, 2024, expressing his deep sadness for the loss.<\/p>\n<p>In his message, Rigathi mourned his sister as the family matriarch who had been caring for the Gachagua family.<\/p>\n<p>Rigathi described his sister, whom he identified as the eldest, as having taken on a parental role as the head of the family following the death of their parents.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI am saddened to receive news of the passing on of our eldest sister Leah Wangari Muriuki. Leah has been our mother and the family Matriarch; she has taken good care of the larger Gachagua Family after the death of our father and our two mothers,\u201d<\/em> the DP said.<\/p>\n<p>He further mourned, <em>\u201cWe are devastated by the loss of this family head. My deepest condolences to her husband, her children and grandchildren. May the Lord heal our Nation and families.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Gachagua also mentioned that this week has been exceptionally challenging for him as both a national leader and a family man, following the loss.<\/p>\n<p>Leah Wangari Muriuki was the eldest among DP Gachagua\u2019s nine siblings, comprising four brothers and five sisters.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leah Wangari Muriuki, sister to Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, has passed away. DP Gachagua announced Wangari\u2019s passing in a message on Thursday, June 27, 2024, expressing his deep sadness for the loss. 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