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Fight for space: Why loved ones can no longer Rest in Peace at Langata cemetery

By Akello Odenyo | Oct. 25, 2017

**A picture of Lang'ata cemetery ([Photo: Denish Ochieng]**

Langata cemetery is never full due to 'grave recycling'
After running out of space bodies are now getting buried on top of others
According to the authorities, a minimum of 30 bodies are buried every week

Many African cultures, for the value of what lies beyond the veil, prescribe a decent send-off for their dead.

This is a culture that is slowly fading amid the increasingly challenging search for a resting place in the city.

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