The family and friends of departed people are always in pain. This pain requires time to heal.
It is at this trying time that support from friends, workmates and leaders come in handy.
In Kenya however, when a prominent person dies, politics takes centre stage during burial.
The normal blame game and tug of war is reignited and the political leaders employ all sorts of words to justify their stand on issues of national interest.
During the burial of former Housing Minister the late Soita Shitanda in Butali Kakamega county on June 4, the leaders forgot to condole with the family of the late politician and went ahead to politic and shift blames against each other.
This is not the first time the politicians are doing this.
The main question is why play politics during funerals?
Politicians should learn that family members and close friends are mourning and they should be given a helping hand rather than the empty talk associated with political leaders.
Kenyan political leaders should stop this demeaning behaviour and learn to tone down politics in burial ceremonies where family members and close friends are trying to cope with their loss.