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Luhya elders are raising alarm over the rise of “Reggae na Lami” funeral processions in Western Kenya, saying the loud, chaotic send-offs are eroding sacred traditional burial rituals and customs.
Burial preparations for Rachel Wandeto were abruptly halted after a court order by her husband stopped the ceremony, leaving mourners shocked and stranded at Kerugoya Stadium.
Tears flowed freely as family, relatives and friends gathered for the symbolic burial ceremony of Oscar Khagola Mutoka, who was killed in Russia.
A court has ordered the exhumation of a 35-year-old man’s body after a burial dispute between his family and a woman accused of burying him without consent.
Didmus Barasa has cautioned against political dominance by a single family in Bungoma as the 2027 gubernatorial race begins to take shape.
A succession dispute over the estate of Joseph Nyagah has brought his burial wishes and personal “letter of wishes” into focus in a Sh220 million legal battle.
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