An HIV positive girl from Busia who recited an emotional HIV/Aids poem to First Lady Margaret Kenyatta has passed on.
Francisca Achieng', 18, died on Tuesday morning, four days after reciting the poem before Ms Kenyatta when she visited Busia county to deliver the 42nd Beyond Zero Mobile Clinic.
She died while undergoing treatment at Murumba sub county hospital where she had been rushed to after developing a severe headache at their home in Sikarira village in Butula.
A communique sent from State House by Ms Kenyatta said: "I send my condolences to the family of Achieng' whose message of hope on HIV/Aids moved me. It is unfortunate the cruel hand of death has robbed the country off our brilliant HIV/Aids ambassador."
Achieng' on Thursday June 9, recited an emotional poem about HIV/Aids that moved people to tears.
In her poem, Achieng' said about the deadly disease: "I carry you around to church, Nairobi and back. I carry you upstairs and down. We share but you continue eating me slowly although I hate you with passion."
"My grave is your grave, my burial is also yours. Live in my blood comfortably but let's respect one another."
Local Non-Governmental Organization REEP Director Mary Makokha said the late Achieng' developed headache on Monday and sought treatment at Murumba sub county hospital where she was treated at discharged.
She said her condition worsened on Monday night when she started vomiting.
She was rushed to hospital again but succumbed to the deadly scourge on Tuesday morning.
Busia Governor Sospeter Ojaamong's wife, Judy Ojaamong', hailed Achieng' for her efforts in highlighting about the dangers of the disease.