- Maina Kageni announced her intention to be burned, giving personal comments on funeral traditions
- The journalist criticized the tendency to transport long -distance bodies to the ancestral land for burial
- However, his colleague in their shoe teacher King’angi defended the funeral traditions of Africans
Radio Maina Kageni He has sparked a conversation to raise concerns about death, funeral traditions and private elections after revealing that he wishes to burn when he dies.
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Speaking openly during his morning period at the classic 105 FM, Maina spoke of his views on the cultural customs of Africans, especially the exercise of transporting the deceased’s body in long distances to be buried in the ancestral land.
The discussion was fueled by recent news from the Ministry of Health, which announced that the Lang’ata cemetery, one of the largest places of burial in Nairobi, is full and will be closed soon.
The ministry has also noted that as a result of these cemeteries, families have begun to bury their loved ones over the existing cemeteries, which raises concerns about the management of burial areas.
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Maina Kageni opposes the funeral traditions carried out by Africans
Maina Kageni described her frustration over the African tradition of transporting the deceased’s bodies, sometimes thousands of kilometers, buried on the ancestral land.
He questioned why such long trips are important, especially when other options such as burning dead bodies are available.
“It was declared full 20 years ago. What we do is bury our loved ones over other graves.“Maina said during the announcement.
He went on to say his disbelief in need of transporting body from far -off to America, and burials in Kenya, often at great cost.
“I have never understood this African concept of taking over the body more than 500 kilometers. We are dying in America, we want to bring the body back here to put it on the ground,” He said.
However, his host, Master King’angi, disagreed with it, emphasizing the cultural importance of burial on the land of the ancestors.
“One should be taken to the land of their ancestors buried there,” King’angi said, emphasizing the importance of respecting one’s roots and traditions in death.
Maina’s position about burning dead
Maina, known for her bold and sometimes controversial views, remained consistent in her position, asking a direct question to her host:
“Who cares what are you doing with my body?”
He then revealed a personal decision that had been made in the past – explained in his will that he would like to be buried one day after his death.
“I have put it into my will that I will be burned. It is in my will,” He said.
Explaining further about his decision, Maina criticized the financial problem that cultural funeral often places on the family.
He noted that the funeral is not only costly but can also put loved ones in a difficult financial situation due to the need to feed and entertain many mourners.
“What is the funeral to discourage those families because you must feed all these mourners, and some of the mourners don’t even care about the dead,” Maina explained.
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Maina Kageni’s sincere congratulations to Edward Kwach
Another news, Maina recently congratulated the emotion, referring to Edward Kwach as the main radio broadcaster in Kenya.
The Spice FM presenter died on the night of April 28, 2025, while receiving the treatment of meningitis.
After working closely with Kwach in Kiss 100, Maina referred to him as a Kenyan radio broadcaster ever.
Reflecting on their time together, Maina cheerfully remembered the infectious power of Kwach and his unstable spirit, which left a lasting feeling for everyone around him.
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