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City Hall eyes 200 acres for burial to ease Lang'ata load

A section of Lang'ata Cemetery in Nairobi. [David Njaaga, Standard]

Kenyans have been urged to embrace cremation even as City Hall seeks 200 acres for a public cemetery.

The Nairobi County health executive, Hitan Majevdia, yesterday said the uptake of cremation in Nairobi was next to zero, citing African customs as a major hindrance.

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