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You have 5 days to bury your son, US tells woman

Margaret Gathaga holds a photo of her son, Evans Gathaga, who died in May after falling into a river in the US. [Maxwell Agwanda, Standard]

A family in Nairobi has found itself in a tight spot after police in America issued them with a five-day ultimatum: to get to Atlanta and bury their son or the government would dispose of the body.

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