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Dead body refuses to leave funeral home for burial, relatives use crane to lift it

The incident happened at the central business district of Nairobi, Kenya along the mfangano street where North Rift shuttle main offices are located.

Kenyans could not believe how a corpse which was due for burial

The incident happened on Tuesday, November 21 at the central business district of the national capital, Nairobi.

According to Tuko.co.ke, it happened somewhere along the mfangano street where North Rift shuttle main offices are located, and many people present at the time could not believe their eyes.

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Reports indicate that relatives dead claimed the body had refused to leave through the door and they had to resort to the use of a crane to remove it through the back window due to the height of the storey building.

Further reports suggest that dead bodies refusing to be taken to their final places of rest is common development in certain parts of Kenya.

Tuko reports indicate that, on December 17, 2013 for instance, KTN from Eldoret disclosed a drama regarding a body of a 25- year- old casual worker refusing to be taken to the final resting place for more than 20 hours.

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The news portal said two vehicles which were meant to transport the body to the cemetery suddenly became faulty. It took the performance of some rituals to enable the third vehicle convey the corpse to the burial ground.

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