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Why Kenyans contribute more towards funerals than they do for medical bills

From contributing more cash for funerals than towards medical bills, to fake and bombastic eulogies, to politicking at burials, death of a loved one drives Kenyans nuts

It’s crazy how Kenyans give more funds for burial than they do for treatment of an ailing patient. “It is a very weird behaviour; it is indicative of misplaced priorities,” says Sociology professor Paul Ochola of Integrity county Foundation in Kisumu.

In 2016 July, renowned musician, the late Achieng Abura lamented the cold shoulder she was receiving from ‘kith and kin’ after asking for financial help to take her son to hospital.

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