This archive report was first published on 1 July 2021.
US authorities have given a Nairobi family a 5-day ultimatum to bury their son in Atlanta, Georgia, or risk the government disposing of his body.
Evans Gathaga, 35, a truck driver in the US, died in May after falling into a river in Atlanta. His body has been lying in a morgue since May 25.
His mother, Margaret Gathaga, has been trying to secure a visa to travel to the US to bury her son, but her application was rejected by the US Embassy in Nairobi.
Despite her attempts, Margaret has been advised to make arrangements to travel to America if she hopes to hold any sort of burial ceremony for her son.
She has until Tuesday to get a visa, book a plane ticket, and get to the US if she intends to bury her son.
Authorities in the US are still investigating how Gathaga ended up in the river, his mother said yesterday.
‘I simply want to bury my son and get closure,’ Margaret said.
