Politician Kajembe buried as two of his children taken ill

Medical workers carry the remains of Seif Ramadhan Kajembeni at Kwa Shee, Mikindani in Mombasa County. [Omondi Onyango/Standard]

Former Changamwe legislator Ramadhan Seif Kajembe was buried yesterday amid reports that two of his children have been taken ill.

Thousands of mourners watched from a safe distance amid a heavy police presence as the body was taken to the cemetery and lowered into the grave by a medical team covered from head to toe in white hazmat suits.