This archive report was first published on 11 July 2019.
On July 11, 2019, Laurine Okwach, a 38-year-old qualified nurse, met a tragic end at the hands of her ex-husband Richard Muchesia.
According to reports, Muchesia shot Okwach dead before turning the gun on himself in a shocking incident that left their three children orphaned.
Okwach, an alumnus of Nangina Girls High School in Funyula constituency, had a promising career as a nurse, having graduated from the Kenya Medical Training College.
She was married to Muchesia, a former Member of County Assembly (MCA), and the couple had been living in Rongai before their untimely deaths.
Okwach's social media profiles reveal a devoted mother and wife, who was loved by her family and friends.
May Laurine Okwach rest in peace, and may her children find the strength to overcome this traumatic loss.
