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In a moment that shattered a family and shook a nation, 12-year-old Bridgit Njoki lost her life while quietly watching TV in the safety of her home. A police bullet, fired during the Saba Saba protests, tore through her wall and ended her young life instantly. What followed was not just a funeral—it was a national reckoning.
Held at Our Lady of Fatuma Catholic Church in Ndumberi, the burial of Bridgit Njoki was a heartbreaking outpouring of grief. Her small, white casket—carried by trembling schoolmates—symbolized innocence stolen. Mourners wept openly. Children sobbed. Teachers clutched one another. And her mother, Lucy Ngugi, had to be held upright, too weak from grief to stand on her own.
During the service, she whispered her last prayer to her daughter, speaking through tears to a lifeless body that once burst with life and laughter.
In a deeply symbolic act, it was Bridgit’s fellow students who served as pallbearers. They carried her casket with shaking hands and broken hearts. Their song was soft and tearful, a dirge for a child whose future was erased without warning.
The scene was a striking contrast—innocent children bearing the weight of injustice caused by those meant to protect them.
Bridgit’s father made a plea that every parent could feel in their bones: "Justice must be done so no other child dies this way." That statement hung in the air, begging for an answer that has yet to come.
The presiding priest challenged the state to stop normalizing the killing of children and demanded accountability from the very institutions that allowed this tragedy to happen.
The funeral was more than a ceremony—it became a mirror to the soul of a nation that has grown desensitized to state violence. When a child can be killed by police while inside her home, it’s no longer about politics—it’s about the value of life in Kenya.
After the funeral service, her small body was taken to the village. As the procession moved through the dusty roads, the silence was deafening. There were no chants. No songs. Just the stillness of mourning—a community crushed by the reality of her death.
As her casket was lowered, the people didn’t just bury a child. They buried their hope that their homes, their children, and their peace would be protected.
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