Casket-less funeral: Hiker Cheruiyot mourned as romantic
Enoch Kiplangat brother to the late Kenyan hiker Joshua Cheruiyot flanked by family members speaks during the Requiem Mass held on 3rd June 2024 at Citam Valley Road Church in Nairobi.
“You are a very good dad. You helped us in hard times and we thank you for so much, and we will forever miss you. And if you ever miss me, just know that I am with you,” Cherotich said in her message.
His partner Nakhulo Brenda describes that she knew Cheruiyot as a romantic person who courted her after going out for dinner and coffee dates.
The late mountaineer Joshua Cheruiyot Kirui was not only the first Kenyan and African to reach the summit of the world's tallest mountain without supplemental oxygen, but he was also at the top of his game in his career, family matters and romance.
While the body of the banker and celebrated mountaineer is still resting at the summit of Mount Everest in Nepal, thousands of miles from home, family and friends gathered at Nairobi's Citam, Valley Road, to pay tribute.
