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\u201cThe patient was in the bed all that time. The father never enquired from the nurse in charge. The patient was treated for effects of alcohol and is responding well to treatment,\u201d said Dr Mugendi.Ms Igoki explains that when her husband arrived home he was crestfallen and was unable to speak to anyone.\u201cWhen we pestered him further about my son\u2019s condition, he started crying and we knew the worst had happened. Grieve and mourning pervaded the family,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n
Nyaga would later inform family and neighbours that his son was no more.The chairman of Mbita Welfare Justus Njoroge, which helps in offsetting burial expenses, was informed and burial preparations kicked off in earnest.\u201cI could not doubt the news since it was a father announcing that his son was dead. We started evening vigils and contributing money. We had raised Sh50,000 by the time we realized the man was alive. Sh10,000 had already been used in various expenses. We let the family keep the remaining money,\u201d he said.Njoroge said when they arrived at the hospital on Wednesday to pay mortuary bills, the record officers searched for deceased\u2019s file for hours until, a nurse enquired what was happening and informed them that the patient was alive and had just been given medication.\u201cWe went and saw Kibuti whose condition had improved a lot. He could recognize people. He was not informed about the happenings,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
He said since 1989 when the Welfare was formed that was the first time they had encountered such a bizarre incident.Mbita Location Senior Chief Josphat Nyaga said Kibuti was sick and hence when information came from the father that he had died they just believed.\u201cI had prepared to visit the family on Wednesday evening when news came that the man believed to be dead was alive. I summoned the parents and the Welfare officials to my office so that they can explain what exactly happened. I\u2019m sorry to the family for what they have gone through,\u201d he said.News that Kibuti was alive triggered rumours that he had resurrected after five days at the mortuary. But Dr Mugendi said the patient was never taken to the mortuary.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Family members and mourners who arrived at a mortuary in Embu on Wednesday to settle the bill and obtain burial permit for a \u2018dead relative\u2019 were shocked when they found out that he was alive. Back at home in Magumori Village in Embu County, mourners who had gathered for burial preparations planned for the next […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":484,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,3,8],"tags":[246,247,245],"class_list":["post-483","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-community","category-homepage-english","tag-embu","tag-resurrection","tag-stephen-kibuti"],"yoast_head":"\n