Kenya: Court Halts Burial of Kcb Executive Rosemary Chemutai After Husband Challenges Arrangements
[Capital FM] NAIROBI -- The court has temporarily halted the burial of KCB executive Rosemary Chemutai Kimwatu following a dispute between her husband and members of her family over who should oversee her final send-off.
NAIROBI — The court has temporarily halted the burial of KCB executive Rosemary Chemutai Kimwatu after her husband, Kevin Migwe Kimwatu, challenged the arrangements made without his involvement. Kimwatu filed court papers on August 26, stating he was excluded from the funeral plans despite being her husband and father of their four children.
He wants the court to declare he has the right to make decisions about her burial and asks for her remains to be buried at their ancestral home in Matasia, Kajiado County. The family confirmed that a court order has stopped the funeral and burial plans pending the court's decision. Chemutai, who died on August 21, 2026, was the Head of Data Protection at KCB Bank Kenya Limited.
Her remains are being preserved at Lee Funeral Services. Kimwatu alleges that members of his wife's family intended to bury her at their home in Kericho County without his consent. He claims the funeral home received a letter from KCB on August 25, identifying her sister and his son as next of kin, and accuses the bank of interfering in a private family matter. The bank, funeral home, and the family are defendants in the suit.
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