City politician Agnes Kagure under fire after donating campaign-branded coffins

City politician Agnes Kagure under fire after donating coffins branded with campaign posters

Nairobi gubernatorial hopeful Agnes Kagure has caused a stir after a photo showed donated coffins adorned with her campaign posters. 

In the post shared on X, calendars and campaign calendars featuring Kagure’s face were seen laid atop five coffins.

The coffins were part of a funeral held for several street children who had died in recent months.

Kagure reportedly covered the morgue fees, arranged for vehicles to transport the bodies, and purchased the coffins.

Agnes Kagure who's eying for Nairobi Governorship bought coffins to bury the Street boys that were found dead at the city mortuary. But she decided to brand them with her posters and calendars. This has to be the height of buffoonery,, it's called Kenyan politics. Chesaa!! pic.twitter.com/t665FSvGpl

— George T. Diano (@georgediano) January 31, 2026

However, it is the decision to accompany the coffins with the campaign imagery that set off a storm. 

Online, some social media users termed it unwise and uncalled for.

George Diano wrote, “Agnes Kagure, who's eyeing Nairobi Governorship, bought coffins to bury the street boys found dead at the city mortuary. But she decided to brand them with her posters and calendars. This has to be the height of buffoonery; it's called Kenyan politics.”

Miwaga Okech added, “It’s hard to see how she imagines this translates into political mileage. Politicians really do seem cut from a different cloth, one where missteps are somehow mistaken for strategy!”

Real Frakas commented, “Whatever help the politicians offer, it is not out of their goodwill. It's for political mileage.” Festus Ihwagi joked, “I actually thought she was the one who died, before seeing the same on all coffins.”

Investigations revealed that many of the children had died from physical trauma, with some bodies found in city streets and narrow alleyways.

Law enforcement noted that certain deaths were linked to mob justice following theft allegations, while others resulted from tragic accidents, including drownings.

The rising death toll among Nairobi’s homeless population had already become a national concern, leading to large-scale burials for unclaimed bodies.

During this particular procession, up to ten children were interred in a mass grave at Lang’ata Cemetery.