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Prisons officer seeks help to bury wife after one year court battle

The prisons officer had been involved in a protracted legal battle with his in-laws over who had the right to bury his wife. [Courtesy]

A prison officer whose wife’s body has been lying in a mortuary for the past one year has appealed for financial assistance to bury his wife.

Jonathan Gwako had been involved in a protracted legal battle with his in-laws over who had the right to bury his wife, Lydiana Chepng’eno, until the court gave him the green light two weeks ago.

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