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President Ruto: We will miss the cordial ties Queen Elizabeth II had with Kenya

President William Ruto joined several world leaders and invited guests in mourning British Queen Elizabeth II

By Edwin Nyarangi 5 days ago

President Ruto: We will miss the cordial ties Queen Elizabeth II had with Kenya

Nyeri church remembers how Elizabeth attended service before coronation

Nyeri church remembers how Elizabeth attended service before coronation

By Ndungu Gachane 6 days ago

What you need to know about President Ruto's first international trip

What you need to know about President Ruto's first international trip

By Winfrey Owino 6 days ago

Palace reveals details of Queen Elizabeth II's state funeral on Monday

Palace reveals details of Queen Elizabeth II's state funeral on Monday

By AP 9 days ago

What to know about the queen's lying in state in Westminster

Here's what you need to know about Queen Elizabeth II’s lying in state in Westminster

By AP 10 days ago

What to know about the queen's lying in state in Westminster

Queen Elizabeth II lies in state as throngs pay last respects

Crowds pay their last respects to Queen Elizabeth II at the 900-year-old Westminster Hall where the queen will lie in state until her funeral Monday,

By AP 10 days ago

Queen Elizabeth II lies in state as throngs pay last respects

Where poor mourners are burying kin in sacks

Villagers led by Alexander Nzomo say they have been burying dead people in sacks after failing to meet burial expenses due to the harsh economic times.

By Timothy Kariuki 24 days ago

Where poor mourners are burying kin in sacks

Woman buried after 5 years over land dispute

The burial was conducted last Thursday, under the supervision of senior police officers from Njoro police station.

1 month ago

Woman buried after 5 years over land dispute

Family feud leads to bizarre burial on blind man's land

The family had made plans to bury their kin on Thursday at his home. However, a group of youth sneaked into his brother’s farm and did a secret burial.

By Lydiah Nyawira 3 months ago

Family feud leads to bizarre burial on blind man's land

19-gun salute for Kibaki as he is buried next to wife Lucy

Only sitting presidents are accorded the 21-gun salute. Kibaki, being a former Head of State received a 19-gun salute.

By Betty Njeru 4 months ago

19-gun salute for Kibaki as he is buried next to wife Lucy

Mwai Kibaki: The final bow (Photos)

The hearse escorted by the military travelled by road traversing Kiambu, Murang'a, Kirinyaga and Nyeri Counties to the Othaya Approved School Grounds

By Dennis Tarus 4 months ago

Mwai Kibaki: The final bow (Photos)

Uhuru: Kibaki had a rare gift

President Uhuru Kenyatta has described his predecessor Mwai Kibaki as a man who believed in modesty and solving issues with grace.

By Betty Njeru 4 months ago

Uhuru: Kibaki had a rare gift

Mwai Kibaki was a great mentor and easy to work with - former PS Nicholas Ng'ang'a

Kibaki provided us with strong leadership driven by unique professionalism, not always associated with politics.

By Nicholas Ng’ang’a 4 months ago

Mwai Kibaki was a great mentor and easy to work with - former PS Nicholas Ng'ang'a

Kibaki stained a government that Kenyans had put so much hope in

Soon after the Electoral Commission of Kenya (ECK) pronounced Kibaki president-elect, everything about him changed.

By Barrack Muluka 4 months ago

Kibaki stained a government that Kenyans had put so much hope in

Kenyans pay tribute to Kibaki as he lies in state

Lying in state, reminding the onlookers of the memory of a man they respected and cherished, was the body of the former president.

By Judah Ben-Hur 4 months ago

Kenyans pay tribute to Kibaki as he lies in state

The day ex-Kanu youth winger leader confronted Mwai Kibaki at a bar in Nyeri

Njogu Githinji said he was so proud upon learning about the political move that informed his decision to defect from Kanu to Democratic Party.

By Ndungu Gachane 4 months ago

The day ex-Kanu youth winger leader confronted Mwai Kibaki at a bar in Nyeri

Jimmy Kibaki on father's last days, joining politics

Jimmy Kibaki, the late Kibaki's son says he has been under pressure to join politics for the last five years.

By Winfrey Owino 4 months ago

Jimmy Kibaki on father's last days, joining politics

When Kibaki ate Nando's chips, Moi meeting intrigues, and the small matter of missing shoes

Kibaki steadied the national ship, gave the engine of the economy a new roar, overhauled infrastructure and gave every child in Kenyan homes access to free primary education.

By Kipkoech Tanui 5 months ago

When Kibaki ate Nando's chips, Moi meeting intrigues, and the small matter of missing shoes

How Mwai Kibaki demystified the presidency

To this day, he is the only President whose face I can draw. Mainly because all I need to do is draw a bald head with tufts of hair towards the ears.

By Peter Theuri 5 months ago

How Mwai Kibaki demystified the presidency

Ex-mayor recalls rally where Kibaki dashed with a shoe

The former Mayor mourned the departed President as a progressive leader, saying he reconciled with him after he took over leadership in 2002.

By Obare Osinde 5 months ago

Ex-mayor recalls rally where Kibaki dashed with a shoe

Uhuru to lead public in viewing Mwai Kibaki's body at Parliament

President Kenyatta and First Lady Margaret Kenyatta are expected to arrive at Parliament at 10.00 am to receive the body

By Grace Ng'ang'a 5 months ago

Uhuru to lead public in viewing Mwai Kibaki's body at Parliament

No bible verses nor Christianity at this burial

The last time such a ceremony was conducted was 77 years ago before the colonialists infiltrated the traditions and forced the natives to ditch their culture and adopt theirs.

By Ndungu Gachane 5 months ago

No bible verses nor Christianity at this burial

Why four fig trees on a grave?

The fig trees on graves are not to be cut down as that would mean demolishing the dead person’s home.

By Benard Lusigi 5 months ago

Why four fig trees on a grave?

Chaos erupts over Malala remarks at Serut burial

Malala hid among other leaders as angry youth looked for him. Other politicians eulogised Serut as a true and bold leader.

By Benard Lusigi 6 months ago

Chaos erupts over Malala remarks at Serut burial

When the Luhya bury a man in a sitting position

In the Luhya burial tradition, undertakers ensure the man's sexual organ faces the sky to ensure virility.

By Alexander Chagema 7 months ago

When the Luhya bury a man in a sitting position

S.Africans intrigued by Desmond Tutu's choice of aquamation

Aquamation is increasingly popular in some countries like the United States, but in Africa, where burial is the tradition, it was an unusual choice.

By Reuters 8 months ago

S.Africans intrigued by Desmond Tutu's choice of aquamation

When tradition dictates when a wife can mourn

Among the Luo, the level of respect given to the dead varied, depending on the status of the deceased.

By Isaiah Gwengi 8 months ago

When tradition dictates when a wife can mourn

The Luo buried kin same day, so what changed?

In the past, a body would not stay more than two days before being buried.

By Olivia Odhiambo 8 months ago

The Luo buried kin same day, so what changed?

Naked you came, naked you go, how the Kuria bury their own

Kuria Council of Elders chairman Nyagusuka Magige says that the rituals were necessary to avoid bad omen.

By Anne Atieno 8 months ago

Naked you came, naked you go, how the Kuria bury their own

Bury or cremate? It is the burning question for some

Disposing of bodies differs from one community or religion to another.

By Jacinta Mutura 8 months ago

Bury or cremate? It is the burning question for some

Mijikenda rites that have stood the test of time

These rituals are meant to prevent bad omen or calamities such as prolonged droughts and hunger in the community.

By Patrick Beja 8 months ago

Mijikenda rites that have stood the test of time

Oginde's article on cremation failed to address some critical issues

Expecting afterlife judgment is a governance issue for people to be good on earth lest they be judged harshly in the world beyond.

By Macharia Munene 8 months ago

Oginde's article on cremation failed to address some critical issues

Court orders for exhumation of man secretly buried in Nyamira

Police officers from Sengera Police Station have been ordered to exhume the body of the late Ezekiel Omao at Irianyi village in Kitutu Masaba.

By Stanley Ongwae 8 months ago

Court orders for exhumation of man secretly buried in Nyamira

Bizarre burials of the Luhya, where wishes of the clan prevail

In some clans, an uncircumcised man has to undergo the cut before being buried.

By Nathan Ochunge 8 months ago

Bizarre burials of the Luhya, where wishes of the clan prevail

To cremate or not to cremate? Why that is the burning question

Among the Luhyas and Luos, funerals are an elaborate affair to an extent when death occurs in a given homestead, a funds drive is carried out.

By Nathan Ochunge 8 months ago

To cremate or not to cremate? Why that is the burning question

Though accepted, cremation is neither African nor Christian

For Christians, any act that deliberately “desecrates” the body is considered utterly abhorrent.

By David Oginde 8 months ago

Though accepted, cremation is neither African nor Christian

Thika family allowed to bury kin mauled by hyenas

The family of a man mauled by hyenas four years ago is now free to bury his remains after a go-ahead by government following positive DNA test results

By Fidelis Kabunyi 8 months ago

Thika family allowed to bury kin mauled by hyenas

Send Off Desmond Tutu

By Gado 8 months ago

Send Off Desmond Tutu

No burial or cremation: What happened to Desmond Tutu’s body

As per Desmond Tutu's wishes, his body will be aquamated in a private ceremony after the requiem Mass and interred behind the pulpit.

By Sara Okuoro 8 months ago

No burial or cremation: What happened to Desmond Tutu’s body

Arch's body won’t be buried or cremated, it will be aquamated

Desmond Tutu wished to be interred behind the pulpit at the St George's Cathedral, Cape Town.

By Sara Okuoro 8 months ago

Arch's body won’t be buried or cremated, it will be aquamated

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