Murang'a residents stop man from burying wife inside house

His wife had allegedly left a wish that she be buried in the house, a matter that relatives objected to.

Residents of Babarara village in Rwathia area, Murang’a County, on Saturday stopped a man from burying his wife in their house. Locals became curious after Lucy Muthoni died, but the widower made no preparations for an elaborate funeral. Muthoni had allegedly left a wish that she be buried in the house, a matter that relatives objected to. Some described it as a taboo in Gikuyu customs. Githaiga Mwangi had dug a grave in the house with the help of his children, but was stopped from burying his wife there. The body had to be returned to the mortuary as the extended family demanded further consultations.

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