Former radio presenter Ciku Muiruri has expressed her disappointment at the short sentence her father’s murderer was given.
Ciku lost her dad years ago in an accident after being hit by a drunk driver.
This left her mum a young widow with 6 kids to bring up.
Through her social media, she wrote
‘’Visiting daddy’s grave with his namesake. Happy Father’s Day. My dad died when I was young.
He was killed by a drunk driver who only got a 6-year prison sentence for robbing us of our patriarch. He was released after serving only half the sentence for good behavior.
Imagine that. Just 3 years, for taking a life whose loss left an immediate impact on the trajectory of the lives of 7 others.
Dad left behind my mum who was in her early 30s, with 6 kids. Out of the 6, 4 were boys, who would not have been happy if my mother re-married. Sons can be self-absorbed. 30 is too young to be expected to give up on love but such are the times we live in.’’
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Ciku added that after her dad’s death some of the people they considered as their dad’s friends ‘fled’.
‘’All her friends, who were really my dad’s friends, disappeared after we buried him. Mom was all alone, trying to raise 6 kids, doing the best she could.
Life is tough for a widow.
Years roll by and all you have are fond memories of your dad. Mum, who is still here, makes mistakes as he did, but he’s gone. You have put him on a pedestal so you think of him as perfect and her as the parent who does not live up to his greatness.
Until one 20th of June, you wake up, it’s Father’s Day and the only person you want to hug is mum. Because she was here.
She did his job. And hers. She raised us by herself and did a pretty good job. All her kids are accomplished in some shape or form. All with various talents. All resourceful. All making a mark.
Dad, I know you are proud of her. And as I visit your grave to say, hey, with your ngarana, join me in also wishing her a Happy Father’s day.’’
