Grace Kuria Kanja celebrates her late dad's 56th birthday with special memory

BBC journalist Grace Kuria Kanja has celebrate her late father's 56th birthday with a post sharing a fond memory of her dad.

The She Word presenter recounted how her dad stepped in when her TV feature was abruptly cancelled and she got disappointed.

"Today I remember the first time my feature story 'died' (it was rescheduled), I had already informed people that it would air, you called and I was crying and you asked, 'Sasa hiyo ndiyo inafanya ulie?', 'Eeh daddy ata tulikuwa tushaambia watu wawatch', and you said, 'Usijali, nitawaambia imekuwa rescheduled.'

"And you did just that! You covered me, you had my back, you always have. I love you. Happy 56th in Heaven," Mrs Kanja fondly recalled.

BBC presenter Grace Kuria Kanja Pulse Live Kenya

The birthday celebration comes nearly a month after the journalist marked six years since her father passed away.

A proud daughter, Grace has been keen to commemorate her father and the legacy he left behind, crediting him for her staunch spirituality.

"6 years of remembering what a great father you were... your warmth and love... what a present you were dad. 6 years of thanking God for the years He gave you to us... knowing that some day we shall meet again," she posted on May 28, 2022.