Family appeals to Uhuru to intervene as Sh6b land tussle delays burial

The Gathumba family, from left: Jackson Mutua, Joyce Mukonyo, Lithah Kathumba and Amina Kathumba. They have sought President Uhuru Kenyatta's help to end a Sh6 billion land dispute. Inset: Their sep-mother Beatrice Syokau Gathumba [David Njaaga, Standard]

A family in Machakos has appealed to President Uhuru Kenyatta to intervene in a Sh6 billion land dispute.

The dispute has put on hold the burial of their relative Beatrice Syokau Gathumba, and her body has been lying in Machakos Funeral Home since June 2014.