PREMIUM Woman and son buried side by side after deaths nine days apart Family left reeling after mother dies of illness and her son dies in his sleep nine days later and just before her burial. Kirinyaga 6 min ago Listen

Article It was a double tragedy for a Kirinyaga family after a mother and her only son died nine days apart, leaving relatives and friends struggling to come to terms with the loss.

The two were laid to rest in adjacent graves, a poignant reminder of a mother and son whose lives ended within days of each other.

However, after Nyaga died on August 19, the burial was postponed by a day so mother and son could be given a joint send-off.