Wednesday, 22 August 2018

Drama as families fight over bride price outside mortuary

Mr Joseph Mwangi, a brother in law of the late Jamlick Kimathi speaks at Nanyuki Teaching and Referral Hospital mortuary after a burial planned for Tuesday aborted. This was after a relative to the deceased's wife disappeared with the burial permit over alleged non-payment of dowry prompting police to intervene and call off the burial. PHOTO | MWANGI NDIRANGU Drama unfolded at Nanyuki Teaching and Referral Hospital mortuary on Tuesday after two families fought over a body. The bereaved had come to collect the body of Jamlick Kimathi who died at the age of 29 for burial at his home at Maritati village in Meru County but a disagreement arose after the family ofMore