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There will be no public funeral for the fallen arts journalist Magaretta Wa Gacheru.
Instead, there will be an arts event curated in her honor. According to the late's family, this was Margaretta's wish.
"In accordance with her wishes, there will be no public funeral. Instead, we will hold a celebration of her life through the arts in an event being curated currently" said the family in an updated statement.
Plans have been underway, and the event has been set for 20th August 2024 at The Kenya National Theater beginning from four.
Instead of attending her funeral which will only involve her family on a date that won't be announced, the family has invited the public to participate in the art event to honor and celebrate Magaretta's contribution to the Kenyan Arts.
Magaretta passed on two days ago after a long illness. Even as she vigorously battled health problems during her last days, Magaretta would occasionally show up at culture and arts events tagging along an oxygen cylinder.
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Tributes and condolences continue to pour from arts industry players with legendary fine artiste Leonard Katetee famous for Nelson Mandela's
Tears of Freedom portrait celebrating Magaretta's passion, zeal, and dedication in shining the spotlight on East African arts for over four decades.
"For all of us, artists in East Africa past and present have had a touch of exposition in Margarita's articles on the arts. Mainly fine arts and crafts, music/musicals, the theater, and fashion. It has been a dedication of a lifetime even when she had to move around with her oxygen life support. We celebrate you. Rest in peace Margaretta," Katetee shared on socials.
Wa Gacheru first arrived in Kenya in 1974 from the United States on a student exchange program enrolling at the University of Nairobi for her Master's Degree in African Literature from the University of Nairobi.
By the time she graduated, she had made up her mind not to return home to the US and instead remained in Kenya beginning her long career as an Arts Journalist.
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