Man dies after hero father's burial

John Mwangi, 71, follows his father's funeral services-The late Mwangi Njuguna a Mau mau veteran while seated on a wheelchair at their home in Irigithathi village, Kieni-Nyeri county, August 17, 2016, Mwangi was released from a Nairobi hospital where he was being detained for a Sh 400, 000 bill to attend his fathers burial. .The hospital management refused to readmit him until he settles the Sh400,000 bill. PHOTO: MOSE SAMMY/STANDARD

The family of a former Mau Mau freedom fighter suffered another loss after his son died a few hours after his funeral on Wednesday.

Moments after the body of Mwangi Njuguna alias Daudi Keru, 92, was laid to rest on his farm in Irigithathi village in Kieni, Nyeri County, his only son, John Njuguna, 71, and two other close relatives collapsed and were rushed to hospital.