Cost is relative; that is why of late I avoid using expensive or cheap when describing the cost of something. I have trained myself to use costly and affordable because what is expensive to me may not be expensive to you. Raila Odinga recently pointed out that the cost of Luo funerals has become exorbitantly high; I couldn’t agree more. I was, however, conflicted. I have struggled with the cost of funerals since I was a young man. As I grow older, I have come to terms with the fact that culture is stubborn. I am surprised that Raila, at…