Ever since Covid-19 reached Kenya on March 13, mourning for many communities in western Kenya, particularly the Luo community, has been turned on its head. After a few days of the disease hitting home, I wondered how mourning would be in Kenya, since we hold our cultures dearly, especially on mourning. Remember he loved you so much and it would be a shame to just stay in Nairobi,” my mother said. With the new rules in place, we were reduced to mourning our patriarch through grainy photos and amateur online videos that were taken using mobile phones. Two days of mourning, more bad news came through again.

Source: The Star May 29, 2020 03:00 UTC