Mourners at Monica Kimani burial robbed

There was drama in Monica Nyawira Kimani’s burial in Gilgil, Nakuru County on Friday after several people were robbed.

According to reports, over 20 phones and handbags were stolen in the funeral by people who were masquerading as mourners.

Monica’s dad was even forced to pay for a phone himself when the owner approached him and told him he had been robbed.

“Why would fake mourners take advantage of Monica’s death and inflict more psychological injuries on the family by stealing people’s valuables even before we buried my beloved daughter?” said Monica’s dad Paul Kimani Ngarama. 

“I was forced to go to my pocket, and give the young woman Sh7,000 to buy another phone, because I felt it was not fair for her to go home minus her phone after coming from far to mourn with my family,” he said.

“I advised them to report [the cases] so that the phones are tracked and recovered,” added the Bishop.

Other also took photos of Monica and lied to the crowd gathered that it was a family project. They sold Monica’s photos for Ksh 50 bob.

“Many people bought the pictures because they thought it was a family project,” he said. 

“I strong advise families to be vigilant and check newcomers pretending to mourn with them.  It was just by luck that vehicles were not stolen or vandalised. Lack of security was an oversight by us and government”