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Village where the living and dead have no peace

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A body being buried in a shallow grave at Lichota Cemetery in Suna West sub-county on July 29, 2024. [Anne Atieno, Standard]

It is 11am and a shallow grave has already been dug at Lichota Cemetery in Suna West sub-county, to bury a 13-year-old boy who was allegedly killed by his father.

Near the freshly dug grave is a mass grave.

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