A section of Lang'ata Cemetery in Nairobi. But the long and strenuous search for cemetery land did not begin with the Major General Badi-led institution. It was mooted in 2009 by the now-defunct Nairobi City Council under the leadership of then Clerk John Gakuo. “For anyone to convert forest land for any other purpose, it has to go through Parliament and the other relevant stakeholders involved,” she said. In the same year, the county had also expressed interest in acquiring a 120-acre burial land in Kitengela, Kajiado County.

Source: Standard Digital February 28, 2021 17:11 UTC