In most cultures around the world, people wait at least one or two weeks after death to bury the deceased. This will allow the deceased’s loved ones to gather and plan for the event.
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George Anyona, however, did not experience this since they buried him seven months after his demise.
The no-nonsense politician from Kisii met his untimely death on November 5, 2003. This was after he was involved in a grisly road accident around Lusaka Road in Nairobi.
Anyona’s supporters, who gathered at his rural home for his burial one month later, felt disappointed when they learned that the funeral had been postponed for seven months.
Why was he buried after seven months?
According to reports, the body of the former Kitutu Masaba MP was kept in a private hospital in Kisii as his family members fought over his ultimate resting place. In addition, his brother Stephenson Mageto had acquired interim orders blocking the funeral because he wanted to know the whereabouts of the Sh2.3 million that was raised to cater for the burial.
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Final send-off
On June 4, 2004, the family laid Anyona to rest at his home in Kisii County while armed police officers guarded the grave site to deter other aggrieved family members from exhuming the body.
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Later on, people discovered that the late politician died a poor man, even though he always gave out 70% of his salary to the less fortunate.
The late Anyona gained fame after Moi threw him into detention for eight years. He was accused of having taken part in the 1982 attempted coup. As a result, he lost his parliamentary seat.
