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Kenya: It is a norm in many African societies to mourn the death of a loved one, but the trend is changing after the emergence of paid mourners in Kisii County. The rare incidence has shocked residents after revelation from mourners who admitted to having been hired for such bizarre jobs.
According to Alice Nyambane, a resident from Nyaribare Chache, poverty and lack of ‘enough’ relatives to escort the body from the morgue are the core reasons as to why residents are involved in the habit.
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