Will the dead bury themselves? Family grapples with 20m hospital bill

The son of the late Ann, James Muchiri (right) 33-years-old flanked by his aunt Dorcas Mwaura (left), during an interview on March 27, 2021, at Kimathi-Jericho in Nairobi. The family of the late Ann Macharia is appealing to well-wishers to foot a hospital bill worth Sh21 million. [Edward Kiplimo, Standard]

A family drained by sickness is now saddled with grief and haunted by huge hospital and mortuary fees.

At a flat in Nairobi’s Jerusalem estate, we meet James Muchiri, 33, and Samuel Macharia, 21. They have relocated from their family home at Ayany in Kibra. The two are the only ones left in the family since their parents are dead.