The late NTV journalist Rita Tinina will be laid to rest in Narok County on Wednesday, March 27, 2024.
This information was released through a WhatsApp group opened by her family and friends.
A requiem mass will be held on Monday, March 25, 2024, at a venue yet to be announced.
Meetings will be held at All Saints Cathedral from 5.30 pm today and further details on funeral plans will be announced later.
"Requiem mass will be held on Monday, March 25th, 2024; venue to be confirmed between Don Bosch church in Upperhill or Holy Family Basilica Church,
Once the venue is settled on, time shall be confirmed. After the mass Rita’s body shall be transferred to Umash mortuary in Nakuru," read the communique to friends and family.
Rita's death
The NTV journalist was found dead at her residence in Kileleshwa, Nairobi on Sunday, March 17th, 2024.
She was expected to be at work at NTV, where she was employed, but did not show up. Concerned by her absence, NTV management went to her house and found her dead.
Rita’s death was attributed to severe pneumonia, according to the results of an autopsy conducted on Tuesday, March 19.
The autopsy was conducted by government Pathologist Peter Ndegwa on March 19, 2024, at the Umash Funeral Home.
“The pathologist has done the postmortem and concluded Rita died out of severe pneumonia,” he said.
A family spokesperson Timothy Njaga also confirmed the same stating they they are satisfied with the results.
Rita, 46, is survived by her nine-year-old daughter.
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