Speciose Mukabayojo died on Sunday in Nairobi at age 93, the last living daughter of former Rwandan monarch Yuhi Musinga. Her relative, Albert Rudatsimburwa, said she had resided in Kenya since fleeing the country after the 1959 Revolution, which targeted Tutsis.
Belgian colonial authorities forced Musinga from power on October 14, 1931, ending his 36-year rule. The deposed king left with his family for exile in what later became the Democratic Republic of Congo. His daughters returned to Rwanda after Rudahigwa took the throne.
Mukabayojo married Bideri in Nyanza and raised six children before settling permanently in Kenya. She last visited Rwanda to attend the funeral services for her brother, King Kigeli V Ndahindurwa, who was buried near their sibling, King Mutara III Rudahigwa, in Mwima.
Belgian colonial authorities forced Musinga from power on October 14, 1931, ending his 36-year rule. The deposed king left with his family for exile in what later became the Democratic Republic of Congo. His daughters returned to Rwanda after Rudahigwa took the throne.
Mukabayojo married Bideri in Nyanza and raised six children before settling permanently in Kenya. She last visited Rwanda to attend the funeral services for her brother, King Kigeli V Ndahindurwa, who was buried near their sibling, King Mutara III Rudahigwa, in Mwima.
