Cedric Galia Asiavugwa, 32, left Washington, USA, where he had been studying law at Georgetown University to attend a funeral at his wife’s home in Trans Nzoia.
He was to arrive in Nairobi shortly before 11am Sunday and his family was eagerly waiting for him.
But his journey home ended tragically when the Ethiopian Airlines flight ET302 he was travelling crashed shortly after take-off from Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa.
The plane crash cut short his life.
His maternal home is Luzu village in Chamakanga, Vihiga County, but the family long relocated to Mawe Tatu in Kiungani, Kitale where they bought land and settled.
Ms Beatrice Achitsa, his sister, described the death as tragic and a big loss to the family that was waiting for his arrival through Ethiopia on Sunday.
She said the family is still fighting to come to terms with the loss.
His father, Mr Govedi Asiavugwa, travelled to Nairobi following the fatal crash that killed 157 people.
“He was on his way from USA where he is undertaking further studies in law. He was coming to help in the preparations of a funeral at his wife’s place,” said Ms Achitsa.
She went on: “He had informed us he will be arriving in Nairobi at 10.30am on Sunday but we failed to hear from him and later we learnt of the air crash in Ethiopia.”
