A group of young people from Migori County identifying themselves as professional mourners now want the government to issue them with licenses.
21-year-old Daniel Ochieng says, together with his colleagues, they have been earning good money from being hired to “cry” during burial ceremonies.
Ochieng explains that they passionately cry for the bereaved, evoke emotions and paint a sombre mood at an agreed fee.
The professional mourner discloses that they charge at least Sh1,000 per session and their package has three sessions or more depending with the pay.
The first session is at the morgue, while another is done once the body of the deceased arrives home from the mortuary. Other sessions follow, up to when the body of the deceased is finally lowered in the grave
“We have various sessions; the first session is at the morgue and that is the most serious session. We cry the most there until those who did not know the deceased believe they had people who truly loved them,” Ochieng tells Citizen TV.
Ochieng says the charges also vary depending on how many professional mourners the family of the deceased want, which could increase the cost up to Sh10,000.
He says they enjoy what they do and their business is growing day by day and are now getting clients from as far as Meru County. Ochieng notes that many unemployed youth have asked to be allowed to join the group.
The group wants the government to consider issuing them with operating licenses in addition to recognizing them as professionals.
There we go! License them…
There we go! License them. These professional mourner’s are ready to pay taxes.
Lol??????????
An way …
Lol??????????
An way ….. Let the Dead Burry the DEAD.
Jameni! Dunia ya leo ina…
Jameni! Dunia ya leo ina vituko vingi!
@ Imara Daima. kweli kabisa…
@ Imara Daima. kweli kabisa.This is what happens when society gets too permissive.Or ape other cultures. I saw something like this in Ghana…
Anyway, if there is demand,who Iam to judge.Apparently they are making aliving doing this.However, we all agree that those tears are fake. These are pretty good actors.Its hard for someone to shade tears where there is not emotional connection.My two cents.
Maxiley: 90% of people who…
Maxiley: 90% of people who cry at funerals are crying for their own troubles. These youth could be crying for their lost youth
It just occurred to me that…
It just occurred to me that the document spelling out the contract will be an interesting read.
-The types of cry desired
-The pitch of the cry
-When does the cry interfere with the MC?
-What if tears don’t come out?
-Are you allowed to console female mourners if you are a male mourner?
-What if you inadvertently let out a giggle?
-Who determines whether the cry is genuine?
-Resume and references?
Oh my!
Entrepreneurship at it’s…
Entrepreneurship at it’s best – that’s a couple less youths without a job off the street / village….way to go!
Self employment is the way…
Self employment is the way to go in jobless Kenya. Patia wao licence.
Give them license, si ni…
Give them license, si ni biashara like any other…
Give them license. If those…
Give them license. If those people who are grieving enjoy being mocked. let it me. As @Maxiley said it is hard to shed tears where there is no emotional connection
Clean business – no…
Clean business – no corruption involved. Give them the license for their hard earned tears!!!
Damn! All the Mwakilishi…
Damn! All the Mwakilishi heavyweights came out to comment on this one.
Has anyone seen mkenya harisi? Would love to read his take on this one. Bet it will have something with ‘Sodom n gormolla’
I can fart in public …
I…
I can fart in public …
I can fart silently
I can fart loudly
I can fart releasing loud or slow
Whichever fart you choose I can produce it .
I need a licence… can I get a licence for farting next to president Kenyatta $100000 a session depen on what he would like
Parastatals, NGO etc different billing
#issuemealicence
It’s business hustle in this jamhuri …. why lie it’s clean money ? outcome smelly
For those who think that the…
For those who think that the contract might be confusing,dont worry.
In the rekindled entrepreneurial spirit. I have contacted a software engineering firm to design “mourning dolls”.When complete,the “bereaved”,could program the following options:
Cry-shed tears
High and low pitch
Skin color
Height
Weight
Language
And duration of the mourning.Basically all components that entail mourning will be available with different versions as technology advances.
Finally it will be hard to call it fake,because it will be doing what its programmed to do.
Certainly high tech. Opportunities in the Savannah silicon valley.
Hahahaha Maxiley. I was in…
Hahahaha Maxiley. I was in Kenya three weeks ago in a Kikuyu bound minibus. The bus stopped at Kangemi market where touts were calling for more passengers for about 30 minutes. The bus was parked right next to a stall that sold all sorts of plastic plates, cups, bowls, jugs etc. The stall owners no longer shout for customers. They just use a recording of their voice that repeats the same thing over and over again. In this case, it was “Kikombe ishirini, bakuli ishirini, sahani ishirini, kila kitu ishirini, karibu customer”.
??@Nani,thanks for alerting…
??@Nani,thanks for alerting me.Ijust called my lawyer to work on patenting my idea lest”your buddy” out smarts me…