NAIROBI, August 28, 2026 -The court has temporarily halted the burial of KCB executive Rosemary Chemutai Kimwatu following a dispute between her husband and members of her family over who should oversee her final send-off.

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The order was issued after her husband, Kevin Migwe Kimwatu, moved to the Milimani Chief Magistrate’s Court seeking to stop what he described as burial arrangements being made without his involvement.

In court papers filed on August 26, Kimwatu says he was sidelined from the arrangements despite being the deceased’s husband and father of their four children.

He wants the court to declare him entitled to make decisions concerning his wife’s burial and final rites and has asked that her remains be buried at his ancestral home in Matasia, within Ngong Sub-County, Kajiado County.

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The court action has temporarily disrupted funeral plans, with the family confirming in a message to relatives and friends that a court order had been issued stopping the funeral and burial arrangements pending the hearing and determination of the case.

“This is certainly not the situation any family would wish to find itself in while grieving the loss of a loved one,” the family said.

The family said its wish was for Ms Chemutai to be buried peacefully and with dignity, while ensuring that her husband and children were given an opportunity to mourn and participate in her final farewell.

Ms Chemutai, who died on August 21, 2026, was an employee of KCB Bank Kenya Limited, where she served as Head of Data Protection within the Risk Division.Her remains are being preserved at Lee Funeral Services.

According to the plaint, Kimwatu and Ms Chemutai were married on August 24, 2013, at St Austin’s Catholic Church in Nairobi and had four children.

Kimwatu says that although the couple had separated for about four months before her death, they had reconciled and that his wife had expressed a desire to return to their matrimonial home before she died.

📰 Source: Capital FM Kenya