On this day, Mahoka visits the graves of his wife, son and two brothers at Kongowea Public Cemetery in Nyali, Mombasa County. Mahoka and his relatives were among the congregation from St Fatima Catholic Church, Kongowea, who had visited the graveyard. At the site, while Mahoka was praying, lorries were dumping garbage. “We have seen the county trucks dumping waste at there and some graves are exposed as a result of digging up the waste,” she said. Father Benedict Kitonyi of Kongowea Catholic Church confirmed that the church members had complained about the garbage at the cemetery.

Source: Standard Digital July 20, 2021 19:19 UTC