Nyawira left Kenya in 2011, hoping to give her two daughters a better life. She kept in touch through calls and financial support, promising one day they would be reunited.
Sadly, that dream ended this August when she passed away.
Her family in Karuruma village, Runyenjes, say they were denied the dignity of laying her to rest at home.
Her father, Damiano Nyaga, explained that she had passed away on August 1, and the family was told to raise Sh450,000 within 25 days in order to repatriate the body.
But on August 16, before the deadline, they were informed Nyawira had already been buried in Saudi Arabia.
Nyaga lamented that this was done without the family’s consent and stressed that Nyawira had two children who had not seen their mother for 15 years.
He pleaded with the government to help them, saying they wanted to bury their daughter at home.
Her mother, Margaret Nyaga, described the pain as unbearable.
She wondered how she could accept that her daughter was dead without seeing her remains.
She begged for her child’s body to be brought home, saying it was the only way she could find peace.
Nyawira’s sister, Josephine Wanjeru, recalled their last conversation. She said Nyawira had called her sounding overwhelmed and unsure if she would survive.
They prayed together over the phone, but later Nyawira was taken to the hospital, where she was pronounced dead on arrival.
The family is now calling on both the Kenyan and Saudi governments to act, insisting no family should ever be denied the right to give their loved one a proper farewell.
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