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Become a morgue attendant? Over my dead body!

The multi-million, one storey General Kago Funeral home, named after the famed Mau Mau freedom fighter Kariuki Kago Mboko was built through Public – Private Partnership (PPP) and opened its doors in 2014.

NAIROBI, KENYA: It is one of those few, uninspiring jobs in Kenya — yet it requires little formal education.

Welcome to the dreaded world of morticians — the people who face little or no competition in the job market.

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