The widow of slain lawyer Mathew Kyalo Mbobu, Mwende Kyalo, moved mourners to laughter during a requiem mass held at Karen, Nairobi.
Mwende recalled the first time she met the lawyer in 1988 when she was just 18 years old.
Late Kyalo showed some interest, to which she politely told him that she was still in school.
She recalled how the late lawyer once took her gifts of two sweets that caused her trouble with her teachers.
However, the lawyer who was already working at Mutula Kilonzo advocates could hear none of it, saying he would wait for her to mature.
Kyalo could proceed to regularly visit her in Kahuhia High School in the company of her sisters and shower her with bouquets of gifts.
After high school, Kyalo could take her to Uhuru Park, which was then affordable to the couple.
When she joined college, Kyalo got a scholarship to travel to the US for his masters degree.
"Before leaving, he made sure that he engaged me because he had a few friends whom he suspected were eying me as well. He couldn't trust them," she said amid laughter from mourners.
The two could later marry officially in 1993; a relationship that was blessed with three children: two daughters and a son.
The widow described the late Kyalo as a humorous man who also loved life.
"There was a time he could come home and ask him why he didn't pick up my call, and he would answer me saying I can't spend all my time in court handling people's cases, and I come home to face another case," Mwende said.
She revealed that Mbobu always called her honey until recently when he started calling her "Madam".
However, the widow regretted how the family got to know of the gruesome murder through both social and mainstream media while asking Kenyans to be sensitive to bereaved families in handling such sad news.
Mwende remained optimistic that the killers of her husband would be apprehended soon.
"It was painful. It didn't have to go that way. Even my President has assured me that they will do everything possible to arrest his killers," Mwende spoke as First Lady Rachel Ruto stood beside her in support.
His children described him as a man who loved music, especially Rhumba tunes and jazz.
The requiem mass was attended by hundreds of mourners, who included Chief Justice Martha Koome and Chief Justice Emeritus David Maraga.
Koome, who was a classmate of late Kyalo, mourned him as a friend who had met his death in the most tragic manner.
The CJ asked for speedy investigations into the incident and for the culprits to be brought to justice.
