By Isaac Mites
The contestant of Miss Africa, Keza was in July brutally murdered by her former Ugandan partner, David Kikaawa at her apartment in London. It is understood Linah’s daughter was at the address at the time of the attack, according to a family friend. However, the body could not immediately be flown to Kigali due to investigations in the murder. It was not until last week that a coffin containing Keza’s remains was received at Kigali International Airport.
Keza Linah a mother of one, was born Ugandan before she moved to Rwanda in her teens. She later went to the UK more than a decade ago and graduated from the University of Wolverhampton.
Keza, who was registered with the AMC Agency, was reportedly a contestant in Miss Africa 2010. An AMC Agency spokesman confessed that she was very compassionate and amazing.
Tributes have been paid to the young mother by friends and family around the Globe including Chairman of the Rwandan Community in London, Patrice Shema who said, “We still can’t believe that Linah is gone. You see these things on television but when it happens to you and it’s a close friend, that’s when the reality hits home”.
A memorial service was held in Kigali where grief-struck relatives and friends paid their last respects before Keza’s burial on Friday 30th August, 2013. Kikaawa currently is behind bars in London on charges of murder.
May her soul rest in eternal peace.