Kenya: EXPLAINED: Why Body of Billionaire Hasmukh Patel was in Sitting Position During Funeral Procession

It is unusual for a corpse to be seated in a special casket instead of being laid inside a casket. The late tycoon Hasmukh Patel, owner of Mombasa Cement, was made to sit as mourners paid him last respect.

The late was then taken around in five temples in Mombasa as the city’s residents thronged the streets to pay their last respects to the benevolent billionaire. It is believed that he played a significant role in the construction of the temples, the reason his body was taken…