Touching! Letter by a 9 -year old to her dad a day before Ethiopian plane crash

Kenya sports reporter Tony Ngare was one of the 32 Kenyans who lost their lives in the ill fated ET 302 flight from Ethiopia to Nairobi.


A day before the Ethiopian plane crash ,Tony’s nine -year- daughter had written this letter to her dad Anthony Ngare from Burguret, Kieni East.

She penned a beautiful letter for Tony, days before his birthday. The beautifully worded letter has captured the attention of many.

β€œI was handed this letter by my eight year old daughter this morning. I read it and I almost let out a tear. This is the kind of stuff that keeps me going. .”


He added, β€œShe routinely serves me lovely notes of appreciation. :). It was quite moving I tell you.”

Tony was among the dead. His colleagues remembered him as an ardent advocate for Press Freedom and Safety of Journalists in Kenya.

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After leaving the Standard Media Group, Ngare joined the Kenya National Commission to UNESCO and was instrumental in the successful establishment of the Kenya Media Sector Working Group.

He also supported many initiatives aimed at strengthening the Kenya community radio sector.

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