In death, Janet Kanini-Ikua lives on in all of us

Janet Kanini-Ikua

NAIROBI: Dr Margaret Muiva was on her way back to Nairobi when someone called to condole with her about the death of her daughter. It should have been a cruel April Fools’ Day prank but it wasn’t. My friend Janet Kanini-Ikua, 39, signed off from the world for the last time yesterday morning. She is survived by her husband George and her two children Pedro, 6, and Jasmine, 4.

The former NTV presenter had battled stage four lung cancer bravely and publicly until she went into remission. “Based on earthly statistics, you’re counting days until the day you die,” she told Victoria Rubadiri last October. “How do you want to go out? Do you want to go out miserable, wishing or do you want to prepare yourself in such a way that even spiritually you’re ready to go to heaven?”