Apr 12, 2024 1 Min Read
"I lost my mother when I was in form two and I didn't get to grieve the right way."
These are the words of Nyahururu-based mortician Ann Njoki Mwangangi.
Mwangangi told Radio Jambo that when her mother died, she didn't have a proper support system."I used to tell myself that, and I still do because I know something is going to happen, but unfortunately, I believe that because of the disruption of the mental situation, I did not get the grades to do whatever I wanted.
She enrolled in a one-year cosmetology course. "You see how people used to do computers and driving? I said, let me do hairdressing and beauty. Let us see how that works out. So I did it and finished. I did for one year."
- After two years, she informed her uncle that she wanted to study mortuary science.
- She was advised to start volunteering as a mortuary attendant for three months to see if she still wanted to do it. "It wasn't easy; it wasn't fear, because I believe I had already made peace with fear. It was the smell.
- She finished her volunteering and was offered an apprenticeship to teach makeup and hairdressing. "They offered to teach me the basics of body handling for seven months. We've finished."
- Later, she formally pursued an education, earning a certificate in mortuary science. "Thats the basic, diploma was not introduced then."
She landed a good job, which she still has. "I was put in charge of the facility. I oversee operations, but I am very hands-on."
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