Shock and joy for mourners after ‘dead man resurrects’

James Nyaga and Faith Igoki, parents of Stephen Kibuti thought to have died. [Joseph Muchiri/Standard]

Mourners who arrived at a hospital in Embu to pay a mortuary bill and get a certificate of cause of death for a ‘dead’ man were shocked to find out that he was still alive.

Back at home in Magumori village, locals who had gathered to prepare for the man’s burial, which was set for today, were dumbfounded and relieved at the same time to learn that Stephen Kibuti was recuperating at the Embu Level Five Teaching and Referral Hospital.