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Where poor mourners are burying kin in sacks

Njeru Ndiga's grave in Tebere, Mwea, Kirinyaga County. [Timothy Kariuki, Standard]

It the African tradition, departed loved ones are given a respectable send-off. Where possible, they are neatly clad and put in coffins, some costly and creatively made.

It is called last respects. However, in Ndindiruku village in Tebere Mwea, Kirinyaga County, this has not been the case.

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