Mother’s agony as daughter’s body stuck in morgue

Susan Musava has been unable the Sh85,000 needed to release her daughter's body from the mortuary (Photo: Elvis Ogina/Standard)

She walks everyday from Nairobi’s Kawangware to City Hall to beg for help. Her daughter’s body has been lying at the Chiromo Mortuary for more than six months because she cannot pay the bill of Sh85,000. Her daughter’s mysterious death is also a source of agony for the 58-year-old mother.

The call came at 2.37am on March 8, 2020. She remembers the day well because it was the last night she slept soundly. The other person on the line was in a hurry.