The government has promised to cover the full cost of the funeral programme for the victims of the recent bus crash in Kisumu, which claimed at least 26 lives.

According to Vincent Kodera, chairperson of the funeral committee, the government will cover the costs of the programme, including mortuary bills, coffins and transport. "The government is meeting burial and medical costs, but the situation in this village is dire.

Some homes have been wiped clean, leaving children without parents.

The pay bill will help support the families during the mourning period and after burial," Kodera said.