Anita Kendi Murungi waas the youngest daughter of former Meru Governor Kiraitu Murungi and wife Priscilla. [Courtesy]

The death of Anita Kendi Murungi, the youngest daughter of former Meru Governor Kiraitu Murungi and his wife Priscilla, brought together political rivals, friends and residents in a rare show of unity and shared grief.

Kendi, 25, died on May 14 at Nairobi Hospital following a sudden illness. She was buried at her parents’ home in Murungurune, South Imenti, on May 22.

A former student of Consolata Primary School, Kilimani Junior Academy, Kianda School and Brookhouse School, Kendi was pursuing medicine at the University of Central Lancashire in Preston, England.

Having recently graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Medical Studies, she had returned home for a gap year.