The man who lost five family members in the tragic Ethiopian Air crush on March 10, was on Wednesday, October 16 reported to be involved in a tussle with his extended family over the remains.
According to The Standard, Paul Njoroge who lost his wife Ann Wangui and his children Ryan Njoroge,7, Kelie Wanjiku,5, and Rubi Wangui,( 9 months) is fighting his father-in-law John Karanja over the burial place of the deceased.
Karanja also lost his wife who was travelling with the other four.
Two conflicting burial programs were brought out by the two men who wanted separate burial rites for the family members.
Njoroge planned to bury his wife and their three children all who lived with him in Canada prior to the crush, at his farm in Kiangai in Bahati constituency, Nakuru county.
The father-in-law, however, demanded to have his wife, daughter and grandchildren buried in his farm in Kabatini, in the same Bahati constituency.
The bereaved husband argued that he had the right to bury the remains of his family at a location of his choice since he was the next of kin.
"I only have one family; my wife and children. I loved my mother-in-law but when it comes to burial, I am next of kin of my wife and children. I do not need an agreement with any person on their burial," Njoroge affirmed.
Karanja also accused his son-in-law of not performing the required Kikuyu marriage rites to which Njoroge did not comment.
By Wednesday evening, the two had not come to an agreement and Karanja had already set up a plaque in memory of his daughter and grandchildren at his home.
The Nairobi bound flight ET302's tragic accident claimed 157 lives, 32 of whom were Kenyan.
The remains that were only identified after a series of DNA arrived at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) where emotions ran high as the family members received them.
