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Where 'royalty' is buried seated

Relatives view the coffin carrying the body of Peter Gisienya. [PHOTOS: CHRISPEN SECHERE/ STANDARD]

A clan in Kakamega is rupholding a tradition that could be considered weird by many. All prominent persons from the clan must be buried in a sitting position.

Because the Angusu-Musitsialo clan of Wanga sub-tribe of the Abaluhya still insist on observing the tradition, this was the send-off the family of the late Peter Gisienya adopted.

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