Kenyan woman dies in Saudi Arabia as family seeks 370,000 shillings
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Tuko
Rebecca Nekesa Wamalwa, a Kenyan mother from Kitale, died in Saudi Arabia more than a month ago. Her relatives are seeking 370,000 shillings to repatriate her body and bury her in Kenya, according to Tuko, which reports the family’s appeal for help.
Rebecca Nekesa Wamalwa, a mother from the Sinyereri neighbourhood of Kitale in western Kenya, died in Saudi Arabia, where she had gone to seek better living conditions for her children, Tuko reports. Her family says it cannot raise the 370,000 Kenyan shillings needed to repatriate her body to Trans Nzoia County.
The deceased leaves behind several children who are still in school. Her relatives are seeking help from benefactors in Kenya and the diaspora to fund her return and arrange her burial.
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