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Woman to be buried after a year stay in morgue, court rules

Lydiana Chepngéno died on June 10, 2017 at a private hospital in Kisii but a dispute between relatives has delayed her burial for one year. [Photo: Courtesy

High Court Judge David Majanja has ordered for the burial of a woman whose body has stayed in the morgue for a year after relatives disagreed over her resting place.

Lydiana Chepngéno died on June 10, 2017 at a private hospital in Kisii but a dispute between her mother Beatrice Cheluget and husband Jonathan Gwako on who should bury the body derailed funeral plans.

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