A family in Migori had readied itself to bury a dead man they thought was their son who went missing for three weeks
– The grave had been prepared when the family was alerted that their son was alive
– The family found the son in a Rongo bar drinking himself silly
– Mourning turned to feasting for the bodaboda rider
Residents of a village in Awendo, Migori, were shocked Saturday, March 25, when a man believed to have died and whose burial plans were underway was found in a bar in Rongo.
The proposed burial site
Wilson Oluoch, a bodaboda rider in Migori county, went missing from his home for days, prompting his family to believe he was dead when a decomposing body was found in a sugarcane plantation in Awendo.
The family took the body and kept it in a morgue in Migori and embarked on burial preparations.
Wilson Oluoch
They dug the grave, prepared meals according to the Luo culture and everything was ready when a message reached home that someone who looked like their son had been seen in Rongo.
The family visited the area and to their shock, Oluoch was in a bar, drowning bottles of beer.
According to him, he was ashamed when he returned home drunk and caused havoc. He left to try another life elsewhere.
Wilson
His parents who spoke to the media expressed their joy on realising their son was still alive.
Back home, mourning turned into feasting as villagers flocked the home to celebrate Oluoch. They ate and danced.
TUKO.co.ke has learned that plans are underway to refill the grave and return the unidentified body to the morgue.
Watch the clip of the story
No comments:
Post a Comment