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Karen Nyamu snubbed at Mavela's funeral as mourners, speech disrupted

Nominated Senator Karen Nyamu who faced a hostile crowd during the burial (photo courtesy/Instagram)

Nominated Senator Karen Nyamu faced an awkward moment at a funeral in Nairobi’s Eastlands area, where mourners appeared to ignore her as she attempted to deliver a condolence message.

The funeral was for Mavela, a popular matatu operator from the Umoja route who died in a recent road accident.

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