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Lucy Kibaki's final moments were painful but she was cheerful

The last days of former First Lady Lucy Kibaki were painful as she was secluded at the family home in Muthaiga.

Sources familiar with her struggles with ill-health since she was last seen in public on August 28, 2010 during the promulgation of the Constitution, painted a sorrowful picture of a gracious old woman reduced to walking with the support of aides.

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