If you buried your loved one at Lang'ata Cemetery and erected metal bars around the grave to protect it from intruders, you might want to check if they are still in place.
The Nation has established that the thieves visit the cemetery during the day, assess the graves and map out their targets before sneaking in from the adjacent forest at night to steal the bars.
Some of the workers contracted to erect stone walls and concrete slabs around the graves confirmed that the thefts have increased in the last few months.
"We erected metal bars around his grave to keep away livestock grazing in the cemetery and burglars, but I was shocked to find them stolen over the weekend when I passed by," he says.
"We make three rounds every night with a focus on the permanent graves that are likely targets," one of the cemetery's workers explained.
