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MP's funeral barred as ‘lover’ claims his only heir left out

Friends and relatives of the Kibera MP Ken Okoth carry his remains during a memorial service at Moi Girls, Nairobi. [David Njaaga/Standard]

A court in Nairobi has stopped the burial of Kibra MP Ken Okoth.

Senior Principal Magistrate GA Mmasi issued the orders following an application by Ann Muthoni Thumbi, who averred that the family had refused to recognise her son who was fathered by Okoth.

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