- David Osiany travelled hundreds of kilometres to comfort a father he had seen weeping bitterly on social media
- He found a home shattered by the loss of a 15-year-old daughter in the recent Utumishi fire tragedy
- The pain he witnessed in Narok left him pleading for healing for every family affected by the tragic incident
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What was meant to be a quiet Sabbath day of worship turned into a journey of grief, solidarity and raw human emotion for David Osiany, who on Sunday found himself in Narok town visiting the family of a man who lost his daughter in the Utumishi Girls’ fire tragedy in Gilgil.
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Osiany says he was compelled by “pain in the heart” to travel and seek out Dennis Nyakeri, a tour operator, and his wife, Rebecca Maina, a pastor, as they gathered for a home church service surrounded by friends and fellow mourners.
When he arrived, Osiany recounted deliberately avoiding eye contact with Dennis, describing the father’s visible anguish as overwhelming.
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“Seeing his pain would make me lose my composure,” he reflected, noting the heaviness that filled the room as prayers and tributes unfolded.
The service, led in part by Bishop Mureu and his wife, was marked by an atmosphere of deep sorrow, confusion and anger.
Osiany described it as a moment when faith itself felt strained when questions about suffering and divine justice hung heavily in the air.
One mourner, a parent of another Utumishi student and a close friend of the deceased girl, recalled a painful exchange with Dennis.
She said he had reflected on Psalm 90:10, which speaks of the span of human life being seventy or eighty years, before breaking down in anguish.
“Where does 15 years come in?” he reportedly asked, struggling to comprehend the loss of his daughter at such a young age.
Osiany said it was at that moment that he broke down emotionally, overwhelmed by the raw grief in the room.
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When he eventually stood to speak, he admitted that he had arrived not as a parent of Utumishi, a resident of Narok, or an acquaintance of the family, but simply as a fellow human being moved by compassion.
“I came alone, not knowing anyone here, but carrying the pain of another man,” he said, describing the visit as an act of shared humanity in the face of unimaginable loss.
He further reflected on the painful process of parents identifying their children after the fire, describing it as a trauma that “breaks the soul”.
Osiany concluded with a prayer for healing for all affected families, asking for divine comfort for parents who lost their children in the inferno.
He also expressed gratitude to those who assisted him in locating Dennis and acknowledged members of the public who have reached out seeking to support the bereaved family.
The Utumishi fire tragedy continues to cast a long shadow, as families, friends and the wider public grapple with loss, unanswered questions, and the search for healing in its aftermath.
Source: NGBREAKINGNEWS
