Deadbeat father loses court case to bury daughter killed by lioness

Elizabeth Mawiya, mother the mother of a 13 year old girl who was mauled by a lioness in Kajiado holds a her daughters portrait at their home in Twala village yesterday.Controversy is raging between her and the biology father over burial plans. [Peterson Githaiga]

A 13-year-old girl mauled by a lioness two weeks ago in Kajiado will be buried by her mother, the court has ruled.

A Nairobi court rejected a bid by her biological father to lay her to rest.

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