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Widow who was blocked from attending husband's funeral now finds herself in inheritance battle

A 34-year-old widow who lost her husband of 12 years late last year is yet to come to terms with the fact that she did not participate in his burial.

Winfred Wanjiru Kariuki recounted how relatives of her late husband John Kabue Ndegwa buried him in haste at 6 am without a ceremony or a mass despite the deceased being a staunch Catholic.

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