The principal of Gacharage Girls Senior School in Murang’a County, has died following a prolonged battle with stomach cancer, leaving behind a grieving school community at one of the most demanding moments in the academic calendar.
Phoebe Nduta Kamau’s passing comes at a particularly difficult time for the institution, as candidates across the country continue sitting the ongoing KCSE examinations.
Who Was Phoebe Nduta Kamau?
Her death adds a layer of grief to a time that already demands enormous focus and resilience from students, teachers and school administrators alike.
In a condolence announcement, the school fraternity described her death as a great loss, extending sympathies to her family, colleagues, friends and the entire Gacharage Girls community.
“Her passing is a great loss to the school community, the education fraternity, her family and friends,” the announcement read.
Nduta served as the head of Gacharage Girls Senior School, an institution situated in Kandara Sub-County, Murang’a County, along the Thika–Kangari Road.
About Gacharage Girls School
The school has undergone a significant transformation in recent times, having previously operated as a mixed school with girls housed in the boarding section before being converted into an all-girls institution.
As principal, Nduta stood at the centre of that transition, steering the school through a period of change that required steady leadership and commitment to the institution’s future.
Her death has cast a shadow over the school at a time when learners, teachers and education stakeholders are focused on the national examinations.
The school community paid tribute to the late educationist, praying for strength and comfort for those affected by her death.
“May God grant them strength and comfort. May her soul rest in eternal peace,” the condolence message added.
Loss Felt Across the Education Community
Colleagues, friends and family members have been left to mourn a woman whose dedication to the schooling community was well regarded.
Those who knew her were called upon to draw strength and comfort during the difficult period of bereavement, with heartfelt condolences extended to everyone connected to the school and to her family.
For the girls of Gacharage Senior School, her loss arrives at a moment when they need steady guidance the most.
Nduta will forever be remembered fondly by those she served. May her soul rest in eternal peace.
