Family exhumes father's body in desperate bid to defend land inheritance

Children of the late Noah Tanui exhume his body at Kamagut Ward, Leseru Location in Turbo Sub County following a family dispute on 6, 2025. [Peter Ochieng, Standard]

In a bizarre incident, a family in Kamagut, Uasin Gishu County, exhumed the remains of their father, who died and was buried in 2010, in protest over an unresolved land tussle.

Yesterday, residents of Leseru village awoke to a shocking sight -- the body of Noah Tanui had been exhumed by his children, who claimed he was the only one who could defend them from persistent threats by an individual claiming ownership of a 17-acre farm, allegedly inherited from their grandmother.