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Wailing louder than the bereaved: Up close with a professional mourner

At our lush green Mombasa Road offices park, he rolls on the ground, screams and walks aimlessly like a person possessed by a strange spirit. Wailing uncontrollably, he holds onto the branch of a tree, loudly praising the dearly departed.

Meet aspiring professional mourner Daniel Ochieng Ongwara.

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