Cremation plan for late Kenyan politician stirs debate on faith and culture

Source: Religion News Service

Cremation is a controversial practice in Kenya. Photo courtesy of Creative Commons

NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) – Kenneth Matiba, a popular politician in Kenya who died last week, will be cremated this week — a plan that has set off a debate in this mostly Christian country, where many view the practice as contrary to their faith and African culture.

His family announced Monday (April 23) that Matiba, a democracy activist and Anglican who was 85 when he died, would be cremated on Friday.

“It was his wish that when he dies, that he should be cremated,” his wife, Edith, said at a prayer service at their home in Nairobi.

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