Simmering family tussle? Two conflicting obituaries for Mama Oliech raise eyebrows

Dennis Oliech’s mother Mama Mary Auma died on July 20th 2018. Almost three weeks have passed since she died and the family appears not have agreed on the date of burial.

Mama Oliech succumbed to cancer, she was first diagnosed with cancer way back in 2013. She developed breathing complications at her home in Lavington and passed on while being rushed to the hospital.

The family has placed two conflicting obituaries for the deceased which were all published on Daily Nation on Tuesday 7th August 2018.

Family tussle

The first obituary which appears on page 45 of Daily Nation indicates that Mama Oliech’s burial will be held on August 18th 2018 at the family home in Ratta-Seme, Kisumu county.

The second obituary which appears on page 46 of Daily Nation indicates that the deceased will be ferried home on the night of August 9th, 2018 for arrival at the family home on August 10th  – which is presumably the burial date.

Nairobi News reports that one of Mama Oliech’s daughters and sons showed up at Nation Center and insisted that each of the two obituaries must be published separately and at the same time.