Making a living from Kenya's dead

The Eastleigh quarter in Nairobi is dominated by Somalis

The mystery of death and the spectre of dying are things most Kenyan communities avoid like the plague.
In the past, the dead were left in the forest to rot away or get eaten by wild animals.

Now many Kenyan communities prefer an elaborate ritual and a decent burial for the departed.

But the stigma remains - and finding people who will wash and preserve the body ready for burial is no easy task.