Kenyan Man Who Died in Dubai after Being Allegedly Tortured Buried: "Hard to Believe He Is Gone"

 

A picture of Anthony Gichua Kinuthia, who died in Dubai (l). Family and friends at Kinuthia's burial (r)

A young man who went to Dubai and died while in search of greener pastures has been buried.  Emotions ran high as the heartbroken family members and friends of Anthony Gichua Kinuthia laid him to rest. The young man was laid to rest at Mangu Kabarak in an emotional ceremony that left many in pain and shock. Anthony Gichua's sister recalls childhood memories His sister, Mercy, penned a moving tribute as she bid him farewell after months of not knowing his whereabouts. "Tony, as he was fondly known, had such a big life. It's hard to know where to begin. Tony was the closest person to me while growing up. Many of our earliest moments are memories of the two of us playing childhood games, watching the breakfast lab on the TV, and fighting in the car's back seat. Later in life, he was the cool small brother. A big part of my life I have spent with Tony. It's hard to believe he's gone. He was a shining star that burned out too soon," she heartbreakingly told TUKO.co.ke. Which university did Anthony Gichua attend? The grieving young lady shared the torture of her brother in the foreign country before his sudden death. Mercy noted her late brother was lied to about the job description he would get by his agent when he arrived in Dubai.  "Tony was dealt a rough hand from the date he went to Dubai, from being given fake work documents and working in fake jobs, in a situation he found himself after being lied to by the travel agent to later die in the hands of the authorities, after being beaten up badly. I will fight for your justice with everything I have while my heart is broken that he is gone," said the Nakuru lady, whose brother was a graduate of Chuka University.

by  John Green