Caption for the landscape image: Homa Bay, where the dead rest in trash Friday, October 11, 2024 — updated on November 29, 2024 Scroll down to read the article Cows feed on waste at Homa Bay town dumpsite on October 10, 2024. Photo credit: George Odiwuor | Nation Media Group By George Odiwuor Correspondent Nation Media Group Summary Article Related What you need to know: The public cemetery next to residential homes in Arunda is filled with waste and stagnant water.Graves, which are dug after clearing heaps of trash, are constantly disturbed by human activities. The dead are supposed to rest in peace, or at least that is what people say in their tributes to the departed. But in Homa Bay town, the local public cemetery has silently been turned into a dumpsite, hence the dead literally rest in garbage. Shame of city cemetery without a working toilet There are only three stalls in the men's toilet and none of them has running water. Why Nairobians might have to bury their kin outside city Badi says 10-acre piece of land along Kangundo Road can act as a burial site. PREMIUM The scary mess of urban cemetery crisis in major towns, cities Upto 20 graves are re-opened weekly to allow for second burials in Nakuru North and South cemeteries. Why bodies in Nakuru cemeteries no longer rest in peace Residents recycle graves and are not willing to sell land for the facility. . Recommended for you PREMIUM Why 7,000 land disputes remain stuck at NLC PREMIUM Cops gone rogue: Inside a trail of jailbreaks PREMIUM Sh500m fines, parental consent: New tough social media rules for children, providers PREMIUM Why NPSC rejected Kiganjo boss Nyale Munga’s bid to stay beyond 60 Login to join the discussion Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus. In the headlines Elections News Counties Business Opinion Sports Life & Style Health Podcasts Photos Newsletters Puzzles PREMIUM Why MPs want a say in village elders’ selection MPs' push exposes battle for control of 106,000-strong grassroots army ahead of 2027 elections. PREMIUM What next for Matiang’i as Ongwae’s new party raises stakes in Gusii Ongwae says his party believes in neither the “one-term” nor the “two-term” narrative. PREMIUM Over 40 and still jobless: The plight of teachers locked out of TSC jobs Some have fallen into depression, while others turn to manual jobs to survive.
Shame of city cemetery without a working toilet There are only three stalls in the men's toilet and none of them has running water.
Why Nairobians might have to bury their kin outside city Badi says 10-acre piece of land along Kangundo Road can act as a burial site.
PREMIUM The scary mess of urban cemetery crisis in major towns, cities Upto 20 graves are re-opened weekly to allow for second burials in Nakuru North and South cemeteries.
Why bodies in Nakuru cemeteries no longer rest in peace Residents recycle graves and are not willing to sell land for the facility.
PREMIUM Why MPs want a say in village elders’ selection MPs' push exposes battle for control of 106,000-strong grassroots army ahead of 2027 elections.
PREMIUM What next for Matiang’i as Ongwae’s new party raises stakes in Gusii Ongwae says his party believes in neither the “one-term” nor the “two-term” narrative.
PREMIUM Over 40 and still jobless: The plight of teachers locked out of TSC jobs Some have fallen into depression, while others turn to manual jobs to survive.
