Hundreds of Rongo University students on Friday disrupted Sharon Otieno’s burial demanding justice.
The students approached the area chanting “rest in peace and in power,” stating that she was a good comrade.
Homa Bay Town MP Mr Peter Kaluma, who is also the family’s lawyer and was speaking at the time of their arrival, paused the service in order to allow them to grieve.
They acknowledged the move as the beginning of the fight for justice adding that she did not deserve to die in such a vicious manner.
Nairobi Women Representative Esther Passaris had earlier sponsored a full bus of mourners to attend the funeral.
Migori Governor Okoth Obado, who is a prime suspect in the murder of Sharon, is still in remand, alongside his PA Michael Oyamo, after his first bail application was denied.
According to earlier reports, ODM leader Raila Odinga among other dignitaries, is expected to attend the burial of the student after he termed her murder as a heinous act.
Sharon was murdered in September and her body found dumped in a thicket.
Her family settled on the burial date after they offered her husband, Bernard Owuor, 44 days to claim the body as per the community’s traditions but he failed.
