The list of prominent Kenyans who wish to be cremated when they die continues to grow as people embrace the 'new' method of disposing dead bodies.
Just a few months ago, the body of former Cabinet Minister and Second Liberation icon Kenneth Matiba was cremated in a guarded send-off at Lang'ata Crematorium as he had wished more than 20 years ago when he was alive and kicking.
Another influential Kenyan wishing to be cremated is former powerful Kiambu politician Charles Mugane Njonjo.
The Kenya's first black Attorney General had indicated in his will that he wants a 'simple' send-off which would not require a fundraiser to collect money for his burial.
In an interview with renowned journalist Jackson Biko three years ago, Njonjo, who is now 98, said he does not fear death, adding he had made necessary arrangements for his cremation.
"Death is something you can face, why fear it? I don't engage in that kind of thought and I don't want anyone to raise money when I die,friends meeting at the cathedral, I don't want any collection of money," he said.
The former powerful Minister in the retired President Daniel Moi's administration also encouraged Kenyans to have an inheritance plan to avoid fights after their deaths as it has been witnessed in the families of his friends late Njenga Karume and Gerishon Kirima.
"We have sat together with my children and they know what they will get and inherit. There is a will they can't challenge and I advise our people to write wills," added Njonjo, who is known as the 'Duke of Kabeteshire.
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