Eulogy of the Late Peter Munyua Kageche
The late Peter Munyua Kageche was born on 01/05/1966 in Kinale, Kiambu County, the 4th born son to the late Mr. Kageche Munyua and Mrs. Rachael Watiri. He was brother to Margaret Kamau, Tabitha Njeri, Martha Njenga, Julia Wairimu, Hannah Burugu, Ruth Karanja, Mary Gichuki, Rahab Kimani na Esther Morris.
Just like any other boy of his day, he grew up obedient boy in his village and tended to their family needs.
Peter Munyua Kageche started his schooling in 1972 at Kinale Primary School up to class seven where he sat for his Certificate of Primary Education (CPE) which he passed with flying colours and got admitted to Starehe Boys Centre and School in 1984. He sat for his Kenya Certificate of Education in 1987 and proceeded for his A-levels in the same school where he Kenya Advanced Certificate of Education in 1989. After high school, he undertook several business courses related to his accounting profession.
He started work immediately after school with Brook Bond company where he continued his tertiary studies privately. It is from here that he started his entrepreneurial journey as attested by his success as an astute businessman in Mombasa.
He met the love of his life Evaline Wanjiru and they wedded in 1997. They were blessed with two sons, Kelvin Kageche and Ryan Kariuki.
Peter Munyua Kageche was an adherent of the African Independent church of Kenya where he was dedicated and confirmed.
After a short illnes, Peter Munya Kageche passed on on the 2nd July of 2021 at the age of 55 years.
It is God who gave us Peter and God who has taken him,
May His Name be Glorified. Amen
RUGANO RWA MUTIGA-IRI PETER MUNYUA KAGECHE
Mutiga-iri Peter Munyua Kageche aciarirwo mweri 01/05/1966 itura-ini ria Kinale Kimbu County ni aciari ake atiga-iri Kageche Munyua na Rachael Watiri ari mwana wao wa kana. Macaaraniirwo na Margaret Kamau, Tabitha Njeri, Martha Njenga, Julia Wairimu, Hannah Burugu, Ruth Karanja, Mary Gichuki, Rahab Kimani na Esther Morris.
Mutiga-iri Peter ni arerirwo o wega ta ciana iria ingi cia hindi iyo e mwana mwathiki. Mutiga-iri Peter niaruire mwaka-ini wa 1984.
Mutiga-iri Peter Munyua Kageche niambiriirie githomo giake mwaka-ini wa 1972 cukuru-ini wa Kinale Primary School kuria ahitukire wega na agithii cukuru wa Starehe Boys School kuria arikiirie githomo giake kirathi-ini kia form 6. Thutha ucio niangirire university kuria aigiriirwo thumbi yake ya degree mwaka-ini wa 1993.
Arikia githomo giake gia secondary niandikirwo wira ni kabuni ya brook bond o agithomaga.
Mutiga-iri Ptere Munyua nimendanire na mwendwa wake Evaline Wanjiru na makihikania mwaka-ini wa 1997. Nimatanahiiro na mwanawao wa mbere Kelvin Kageche mwaka-ini wa 2001. Thutha ucio nimatanahirwo na mwana ungi na niwe Lyan Kariuki.
Mutiga-iri niatwarirwo ni aciari ake kanitha-ini wa A.I.C na akiiyukio na akiigirirwo moko.
Mutiga-iri niambiriirie guthinio ni mwiri na kuri mweri 26/06/2021 niehiirwo ni ndwari na agitwarwo thibitari-ini wa coast general Hospital na agikoma. Na kuri mweri 30/06/2021 niahurukirio ni mwathani. Arahurukire ena ukuru wa miaka 55.
Niatiga mutumia wake Evalene Wanjiru na ciana ciake igiri.
17 Condolences for Peter Munyua Kageche
Condolences(17)
Kelvin Kageche says
July 2, 2021 at 11:50A father is neither an anchor to hold us back nor a sail to take us there, but a guiding light whose love shows us the way. My father was an incredible man. He provided for his family and made sure his children had the guidance they needed. He taught us to be strong and to always do things ourselves, he was honestly an embracer of the Do It Yourself slogan as we would literally do every handy work, from fixing sinks and punctures, we would also at times repair electric faults despite the dangers of getting shocked. My dad was my hero. He was the most courageous and resourceful man.
My father did not tell me how to live, he lived and let me watch him do it. The moments we went hiking with him to Mt. Longonot and Vuria Hills will forever be in my heart. We camped in menacing parks where you would not even know where the next wild animal would emanate from. There was this time while camping in Nakuru National park where we had gone to fetch firewood so that we would set out a camp fire then out of nowhere after dropping down the firewood a snake appeared, Oh! You would have heard my cry! We actually spent over four hours trying to kill the snake, mum can testify.
Well if I am to write my life with him I would surely run out of ink and pages for he is not dead but alive within all of us.
I know life would be different without him, but I am grateful I got to call him my dad.
Rest in Peace Dad.
Mama Kelvin says
July 2, 2021 at 11:54One or other must leave,
one or the other must stay.
One or the other must grieve,
that is forever the way.
Braving what has to be borne,
widening the ache in the heart.
One how so ever adored,
first must be summoned away.
That is the will of the Lord,
one or the other must stay.
I had the opportunity and rare privilege of being the wife and partner of the wonderful, loving, kind and God fearing man.
Life could not have been better than that because I was living every woman’s dreams.
The best of everything was at my disposal whether I asked for it or not. We had our problems like every family but making up and resolving our issues was magical.
I was blessed with the best husband and father to my children Kageche and Kariuki.
You set an exemplary example as a husband and father. You were spiritually strong and compassionate and had a clever sense of humor Above all, you loved and cherished your family and friends. Peter was a hero to all who knew him, a man who loved unconditionally and put a smile on people’s faces.
A man who was full of life, Peter was a bigger star in his own right than most of us.
I adored your bravery and total commitment to all just and noble causes that are of benefit to humanity.
You sparked and spiced my life with joy and laughter when hope was lost.
I will forever miss you my love.
Anthony Oduor Ralwala says
July 2, 2021 at 16:25Oh my dear late brother. Unlike me, you actually looked physically fit and always young/ anti-aging. Just the other day you told me to come and play with the big boys. Oh Almighty God. Give him eternal glory. Rest in peace. Fare thee well brother.
Benson Muthendi says
July 2, 2021 at 16:27Peter Kageche was such a great friend. He began to work immediately we left Form 6. While I was at University he visited me and Coyo and gave me pocket money. I guess because he was conversant with my category A status. Then many times he would use my car for his errands when he was visiting upcountry. And he always insisted on paying something small for the inconvenience. He introduced me to Mombasa night life. We would start at his house in Nyali. Then we would hop from one joint to another till dawn. He would drop me at my hotel room at 3am and head home. When I was unwell in 2019 he called me often reminding me that ‘Mwanamme ni kujikaza’.
In school we were great friends, right from Form 1. We were house mates and sat together in the DH. We joined cadets together, Wildlife club and President’s Award.
While we were at Leavers hostel, Peter and I were approached by Brooke House School to help them establish the Award Scheme. We went for expeditions with children from very wealthy families. They spoke of things we hadn’t heard of before. But Peter kept telling me that we will once get there. That our children will live the same lifestyle.
Peter was ambitious and fearless. He saw no obstacles. May his soul rest in peace.
Joram Kagimbi Kiarie says
July 2, 2021 at 16:31Indeed we spent our 6 years in Ngala house together with Kageche. In form 1, Kageche invited me to his humble place, met his family .. We were in wildlife club together, PA, later the Hostel etc.
Fare thee well Kageche.
YOU are remembered by us..!
Moffat Akumbi Omusina says
July 2, 2021 at 16:35Condolences to the family of Kageche, and to this group (C87/89). It’s a lose comparable to none. And I pray that all find comfort and solace in Him who owns all and gives all.
Rest in peace Peter
Gilbert Wambugu says
July 5, 2021 at 17:08My deep condolences to the Kageche family for loosing a very industrious and loving father. I was privileged to know Kageche in form 1 and as my Ngala housemate. He was quiet and studious, very serious if I may say so. A very good heated fellow. I will miss him.
David Migwi says
July 5, 2021 at 17:20Kageche you are one guy that always reached out to a brother. When down you’d make sure to give a helping hand.
Your love for nature and environment unparalleled, as your Beautiful forest I remember, green and immaculately taken care of; where you’d pitch tent and sleep there for the night.
Kageche bro, we planned to hike up Mt Longonot and kept on postponing; and now it’s not going to happen.
Rest in Peace Brother.
Till we meet again.
Herbert Chara Mwikamba says
July 6, 2021 at 03:42Fare thee well brother Peter Munyua. You will certainly be missed by many whom you touched and influenced, each in a special way. For your classmates ( class of 87/89) and friends from Starehe Boys Centre and School and certainly you beloved family , it’s such a huge blow. But each according to his time as our Creator intended. Rest in peace brother Kageche.
Stanley Mwangi Gachui says
July 6, 2021 at 11:16Peter was a great person with whom I shared great moments in school as a PA assessor and later in life as I visited coast while on duty I would spend quality time with him in the evenings and actually used to stay at his apartment while on holiday with my family members. I will miss you greatly and I pray that the Almighty God rest your soul in eternal peace till we meet in heaven.
Simon Githuku says
July 6, 2021 at 13:27Your were a gentleman to the end.Fair thee well.We shall definitely miss you
George Pino says
July 6, 2021 at 14:15I fondly remember the six glorious years i spent with Peter at Starehe and particularly residing in the same boarding house and attending the same class, the A stream. Sadly, the rigours of life after leaving school have not afforded us the chance to meet in person since Peter moved and settled at the coast while i have been mainly located in Nairobi.
I will cherish the times we shared in class, in Ngala House, in sports, in PA expeditions which you were passionate about and where you eventually became a great leader.
I will miss your pleasant personality brother Peter Munyua Kageche. Fare thee well. Go in peace my brother till we meet again. We as human beings are just visitors here on earth and when the time that was ordained for us to depart comes, we must depart. You have only left before us brother.
May your gentle soul rest in eternal peace. May the Almighty give your family, relatives, friends the strength to endure this pain. So long my brother.
MOSES NDOMBI says
July 7, 2021 at 10:57My brother Peter, my friend and class mate, my fellow old boy. How can I accept that you have left us? In years so soon, and in a manner so surreal.
We still had so much to do, so many memories to relive and peaceful holidays in Diani to share..
Our brothers will claim the moments in PA expeditions and with the St. John’s Ambulance Cadets, so can I.
The A stream rubbles will remember our days in the English class of Sister Anne Maxwell, of the mathematics class with Mr. Chako, the CRE class with Father Carrier, and of Miss Pinto, our class teacher with a strictness that scared your namesake Kurgat… not to forget Mrs. Raminelli of the geography class who had a liking for you and for Edward Ombima, as would I.
Yet, my memories of you are as such,fraught with moments of happiness, immortalized by the experiences we shared and the struggles we endured.
Nevertheless for me, and in a very personal way, by the kindness you showed me and the door you opened for me in your Rank as Sergeant Kageche, in the days when you and Sam Muchina studied in the St. Johns office, and afforded me a quiet study from which to “trans night”… and not only on the mornings when Kigathi would allow..
So I refuse to say goodbye as our brotherhood cannot be broken by death nor the bonds unfastened by absence .
Instead I will celebrate our friendship, hang on to the memories and tirelessly remind myself oft, to “steadfastly and continually deposit into our accounts of empathy and be generous in our servings of compassion,” much like you did for me, in a way only a Starehian would dare…and to exemplify like you did and in the words of our benefactor GW Griffin …”To strengthen the weak, to support the faint-hearted, to help the afflicted and to honor all mankind.”.
Fare thee well by brother, remember us to those who have gone before us, and may God be with you. .
Tribute from the Class of 87/89 says
July 7, 2021 at 13:52On the 14th of January 1984 the Starehe brotherhood got a new member; Peter Munyua Kageche, File Number 7239, Ngala House Form 1 A. You became such a great friend to many of us. You were outgoing and had a sense of style. We remember you in class, in the St. Ambulance Cadets, the Wildlife Club, the School Fire Squad, and yes, the President’s Award Scheme where you rose to become the Chief Assessor. You led us into long expeditions in harsh weather and tough terrain, and you encouraged us to persevere. You were tough but not rough.
We remember the enterprising Peter Munyua who embraced photography, not just as a hobby but as a hustle. You walked around with your camera and any time you met guys in groups you would encourage them to take a photograph. We remember you vividly giving instructions “wewe nani songa left, na wewe nani angalia camera na usmile”.
We loved running Cross country with you, playing football together and just hudling in groups tukipiga story. You had very original jokes and stories from Kinale. And you were not good at pretence.
You loved the Starehe brotherhood, supported the weak, and helped the afflicted. Such a nice chap and a gentleman, humble and brotherly in every way conceivable. Always caring for the brotherhood. You lived the Starehe Charge by helping others according to your means. Many of us remember how you reached out to brothers when they were in difficulty and supported them. Your signature words of encouragement were ‘Mwanamme ni kujikaza’. You were always at the forefront in initiatives to support Starehe.
Many of us got to know Mombasa through you. Your Nyali home was home for us. You spared time to show brothers around Mombasa, and reached out to others when you were upcountry.
You were ambitious and and fearless. You saw no obstacles but challenges to overcome. You were an inspiration to many Starehe brothers, young and old.
Death is the greatest fortune in which we all share. May God’s comfort suffice for your family as we all mourn, grieve and anguish over your departure. You honored us by the manner in which you lived your life. We will never forget you, nor the good things you did. Even though you are gone, we are encouraged by the fact that we got the privilege to know you, and we know that you are resting with the Angels in heaven above. You sit on the right hand side of God, where you can stretch your arm at will, to touch the face of God.
We are encouraged that you are in a better place, for Jesus said in the book of John 14:1-4 “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God: believe also in me. My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me, that you also may be where I am. You know the way to the place where I am going”.
To Mrs. Kageche: We stand with you; and will continue to stand with you.
Tribute from Nephew and Nieces says
July 7, 2021 at 16:58Words don’t seem sufficient to express the grieve we all feeling right now. You left us too soon. Today as we celebrate our uncle, Dad to our 2 cousins, and a brother to our loving mothers, we feel a great loss. And it is with deepest sorrow and sadness that we write this tribute to you…. You were one uncle in a million; our uncle was humble, loving, caring, kind, good in heart and soul!!! Come rain, come shine you always stood up for the family, you were our pillar of support. You nurtured us, we will really miss you and your honesty fatherly advice. Your sudden death came as a rude shock. we did not expect it and wish we had more time to continue to appreciate you. God in his infinite wisdom knows best why you had to go. May our God comfort and sustain your family, your wife and children now and always.
We would love to appreciate the impact you have had in our lives. you saw great potential in us even when we never believed in ourselves. Uncle, you were a great mentor to many of us. I wish you lived longer to see us achieve our dreams, but we promise to strive and thrive to make you proud when you watch us from heaven.
We will always miss the fun we had together. Holidays were more exciting when you were around. Nyama Choma tasted better. you were easy to talk and relate to. May the Almighty God keep you safe resting in perfect peace till resurrection day, Amen…
ADIEU Our Loving Uncle
Anthony Mwamunga says
July 7, 2021 at 20:39It’s the humor 🤣 that we both shared anytime we met since 1989 when I was a rabble and you were in form 6. You have been a real mentor for in business and innovatively and life skills. Rest in peace my bro.
Johnston Gitiha Njoroge 7209 says
July 12, 2021 at 18:41Shine on with the stars my brother.We actually joined Starehe on the same day and were sent to the same dormitory Ngala and that’s when I learnt that we had come from the same constituency Lari and became friends. May the Lord grant the family strength to move on.
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