Caroline Kangogo laid to rest with wedding gown but not as a normal police burial
A convoy escorts the body of Police Corporal Caroline Kangogo to Nyawa village, Elgeyo Marakwet County. Even in death, Corporal Caroline Jemutai Kangogo was not honoured with a police escort, casket watch or a guard of honour. Often when a member of the Forces or Service dies, his or her colleagues conduct a funeral parade to honour and celebrate their life. A pall (cloth covering the casket) would be supported by officers of the same rank as that held by the deceased. But on Thursday, as Kangogo was laid to rest at Nyawa Village in Elgeyo Marakwet County, she was not accorded police burial rites as is the norm. Her family is still at pains over her death, describing her as a “luscious fruit that God picked from earth”. Her parents, Barnabas and Leah Korir, on Thursday said they were still reeling from shock, disbelief and denial over the circumstances leading to her death, but chose to celebrate the time she shared with them. “You dedicated most of your time, energy and