This archive report was first published on 2 July 2020.
On July 2, 2020, a somber ceremony took place in Kinangop, Nyandarua County, as four children who were brutally murdered by their mother were laid to rest.
The children, who were killed in Naivasha's Kabati area, were buried under heavy police presence in Murungaru, Kinangop.
Despite the COVID-19 protocols, villagers from the sleepy Murungaru village broke the rules to attend the funeral ceremony in large numbers.
Administrators present had to work overtime to ensure social distancing, but the numbers continued to swell.
During the funeral service, church leaders called on people undergoing stressful moments to speak out and seek help.
Kenya Assemblies of God cleric Francis Kamau Mwaura urged people to reach out to their friends and relatives and pour their hearts out, saying that the pandemic had affected the social setup.
The church leader also voiced the need for people to bear the happenings with fortitude and not suffer in silence.
The family of the victims was also incensed by social media users, with their spokesman, Macharia Kimotho, criticizing them for disrespecting them.
Mr. Kimotho defended the family, saying that their sister who was linked to the killings was at no point neglected and that the foodstuff in her house was enough to last her for months.
As the four bodies were being lowered to their final resting place, tears flowed freely, and screams rent the air with a number of mourners fainting.
