Kisumu County to stop burials in estates to pave way for town expansion

Kisumu county government is fast-tracking the process of implementing a ban on burials within estates and the city's boundaries. [iStockphoto]

For years, Gaston Oketch, 70, has always known Migosi estate in Kisumu as his ancestral home where all their kin built their homes, lived and were buried.

In line with the tradition, Oketch's family adopted a traditional Luo homestead and set it up in the estate.