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Burial turns into celebration after Embu man is found alive

The burial programme of Stephen Kivuti who was assumed dead by his family. PHOTO | GEORGE MUNENE | NATION MEDIA GROUP

What you need to know:

  • Mourners in Gitaugua village in Mbeere South were all set to give Stephen Kivuti, 27, a final sendoff when it turned out that the man was actually alive and in hospital.

  • Officials at the Embu Referral Hospital say the father went to the wrong ward and, when he did not find his son, he concluded he was dead and went back home.

A family in Embu planned for the funeral of their kin, whom they assumed was dead, only for them to discover on burial day that the man was alive.

Mourners in Gitaugua village in Mbeere South were all set to give Stephen Kivuti, 27, a final sendoff when it turned out that the man was actually alive and in hospital.