Matiba’s farewell rekindles fiery debate on cremation

A worker at the Hindu Crematorium Mwania Musyoki shows a machine used to cremate bodies. [Collins Kweyu/Standard]

When David Wanjohi, Nairobi County’s senior funeral superintendent, supervises the cremation of Kenneth Matiba today, some of the politician’s ardent followers across the country will be dejected. 

In the past few days, residents of his home county of Murang’a has been urging the family to reconsider its stand on his cremation to no avail.