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Nyanza’s elaborate burials lose shine with new checks

Siaya Governor Cornel Rasanga,  one of the governors who ordered that burials should take the shortest time possible. [Standard]

Burial ceremonies in Nyanza are known to be colourful. People in the region highly value burial rites and every time death knocks on a family’s door, people spend several days condoling with its members while helping them make burial arrangements.

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