Valentine Resiato Nkoyo

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Sunrise: 21 February 1984 Sunset: 26 July 2023

We are saddened to announce the death of Miss Valentine Resiato Nkoyo who passed away at the QMC Hospital in Nottingham (UK) in the morning of Wednesday 26th July 2023. Valentine started ailing during the Covid-19 pandemic. She was hopeful that she would regain her full health and remained positive until the very end.

Valentine’s last wish was to be buried in Kenya. To honour her final wishes, this page has been set up to help raise funds towards the repatriation of her body to Kenya, and funeral expenses. We are working on a conservative budget of £15,000. All your support towards meeting this target is greatly appreciated. We will update the page with the funeral dates once all the death clearances in the UK are complete.

About Valentine:

Valentine was a well-known grassroots community leader and mobiliser who worked tirelessly and passionately on causes that were close to her heart such as anti-slavery, anti-Female genital mutilation, youth and women empowerment, etc. She worked with numerous communities, organisations and local authorities in the UK including the Nottingham City Council, Nottingham Police Commission, and many other stakeholders in the UK.

Her community work, and most significantly her anti-FGM efforts, led her to be recognised by the late Queen Elizabeth. She was invited to Buckingham Palace to have an audience with the Queen – a treasured experience and one of her most cherished memories. She also received numerous awards in the UK and globally.

Valentine was a valued member of the Kenya Nottingham Welfare Association (KNWA). She was instrumental in advancing the welfare of members as a long-serving passionate member of its Executive Committee. She was also a member of the Maa Community global, and a great cultural ambassador. The East Midlands community fondly referred to her as their ‘Maasai Princess’. She used her culture to advance her cause including inviting the Maasai Cricketers to play cricket matches in their cultural regalia to drive the anti-FGM message home.

Thank you Valentine for being the light of the world. You lived a short but very impactful life. You will be dearly missed. Shine with the angels!