Despite an uproar, Kisumu acting city manager Abala Wanga has affimed city will not relent on the banned burials and cremations at undesignated sites. Continued burials will delay upgrading to city status and make it difficult to expand roads and build other amenities, the city boss said. “We cannot continue burying in the city,” Wanga said on Friday, adding that force will be used if necessary to ensure compliance. Burials and cremations are prohibited in Mamboleo, Manyatta B, Market Milimani ward, Railways ward and Shaurimoyo Kaloleni ward. “We must respect the dead and give them a decent burial next to their loved ones,” she said.

Source: The Star March 06, 2021 09:22 UTC