By JAMES MWANGI
Players in the funeral industry plan to have a raft of regulations through an Act of Parliament to regulate the industry.
Through the Funeral Services Association of Kenya (FUSAK) registered last year, the players want a Kenya Funeral Regulatory Board formed to facilitate standardization of the industry.
Meeting in Nairobi over the weekend, FUSAK members also proposed the idea of establishment of mortuaries in all the counties to specifically deal with the unclaimed bodies that have remained a thorn in their efficient service delivery.
Prof Kiema Wangai, who is an advocate and Pathologist Consultant, supported the move saying streamlining the industry will bring sanity and professionalism.
At the same time a member of International Funeral Directors Association based in Netherlands, Aloysis Mutyaba, termed the move as noble and bound to change to revolutionalise the industry.
Mutyaba who is also a member of Uganda Funeral Services lauded the strides accomplished by Fusak. The association Chairman Ezra Olack said that more plans are underway to strengthen training and welfare of the staff in the industry.
“We want to have order and professionalism in this industry. With laws governing us and quality training, we will change the sector and demystify the notion that this industry is run by uncaring people” said Olack.
Fusak has registered about 200 players across the country who include mortuaries, funeral homes owners, and funeral service providers.
