You lit my candle, says university student as she mourns Mama Lucy

Stella Wanjiku who had her full secondary school education sponsored by Former First Lady Lucy Kibaki, scored an impressive A with 83 points in the results released by the Cabinet Secretary for Education Jacob Kaimenyi, March. 3, 2015. PHOTO: MOSE SAMMY/STANDARD

"You believed in me, you believed in my dreams. You lit a candle in my life when it was all dark. You gave me a chance to change my world and I will forever be grateful. Rest in peace knowing that I will keep the fire you lit burning. I miss you mum..."

This was a message of condolence penned by Stellah Wanjiku, 19, a first-year Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering student at the University of Nairobi, whose education was sponsored by Mama Lucy Kibaki.