Indagasi's sly dig at Micere more about his failure than her intellect

Prof Micere Mugo gives a public lecture at the Riara University on in 2015. [File, Standard]

Death is a common occurrence, but the reaction to it depends on the stature of the person when alive on earth. The remains of the rich and famous get more attention and better treatment than those of the rest of humanity who might be thrown away like trash.

In pre-colonial days in the Mount Kenya region, for instance, the ordinary were reportedly left in the wilderness for hyenas to devour and help keep the environment clean. The treatment was, however, different when a rich man died because a bull also died in order to cleanse the homestead and provide 'muguguta' or wet hide in which to wrap the rich man's body before burying it.