The chilling murder of three children belonging to Kapsoya MCA aspirant James Ratemo has taken a new twist after the County Government of Uasin Gishu barred the family from burying the children at their residential house in Eldoret town.
According to Ratemo's family lawyer Charles Nyamweya, the County Government has rejected a proposal by the family to have the children buried at the MCA’s home.
Nyamweya stated that the county had in response said that Ratemo’s piece of land was too small to have the three buried there.
He faulted the county for the refusal saying that several other people had been buried within Eldoret after being granted exemptions by the county.
The lawyer added that even though the county had asked them to bury the children at the Kiplombe Christian Cemetery with all costs waived, they had decided to look for an alternative site in Kisii.
“Owing to what has happened, the family requires time to prepare for the burial in Kisii. That is why we have set a date that gives about two weeks to prepare,” said Nyamweya.
According to Uasin Gishu County executive for health Margaret Chepkwony, the county rejected the proposal by Ratemo’s family to have the children buried at his home due to legal challenges.
“We have written to the family responding to the request to bury the bodies at Kapsoya. Usually, we do not allow such burials within the town as per the law,” said Chepkwony.
Chepkwony added that concerns from residents had also been factored as well as the texture of soil in the area where Ratemo’s house is located when the decision was made.
According to a medical examination conducted on Thursday, the three, Clifford Nyamweya (7), Dan Nyamweya (5) and Glen Ongaki (3) were strangled before being drowned.
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They will be buried at Nyacheke village in Kisii on June 9.
