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Nakuru man loses bid to bury wife he left for 30 years

NAIROBI: A man who was estranged from his wife for 30 years lost a legal battle against his eight children on the right to bury her.

Joseph Basweti wanted to bury his wife, who died in Njoro, Nakuru County, in his village in Kisii according to Gusii traditions but the court found that he did not have the right to do so.

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