Ex-first lady Lucy Kibaki's death cast pall over nation

Her death put out the light on the controversial history of a mother who fiercely protected her family from negative publicity; one who in full force attacked things she disliked or found demeaning to her husband, her social standing or family unit.PHOTO: STANDARD

The country was on April 26 plunged into mourning following the death of former First Lady Lucy Kibaki in a London hospital.

She had been admitted at Bupa Cromwell Hospital for specialised treatment.