The High Court has reversed the previous order that had halted the burial of Kenya Primary Schools Heads Association (KEPSHA) boss Johnson Nzioka.
The court has therefore ordered Lee Funeral Home to release the body of the deceased to the family after collecting DNA samples.
The court ruling allows the burial to take place on February 28, 2025, as had been planned.
The burial will take place at his rural home in Machakos County.
The court noted that the plaintiff did not prove her case by providing evidence of financial transactions indicating that the deceased was supporting her.
The burial was stopped after a woman went to court and claimed that the deceased was her father.
The petitioner stated that Nzioka married her mother through Kamba customary marriage, in which they allegedly established their matrimonial home in Thika, where they lived for about eight years.
The woman claimed to have been born in 1997. Although her parents separated in 1999, Nzioka financially supported her until his death.
The plaintiff claimed that what prompted her to take legal action was the fact that she was shocked her father’s burial had been scheduled without her knowledge.
She added that she was not allowed to pay tributes to her father as Nzioka’s daughter.
