Luo Council of Elders chairman Nyandiko Ongadi made a somewhat controversial statement in a request to Late Kibra MP Ken Okoth’s widow.
The elders asked Monica Okoth to accompany her mother-in-law Angeline Ajwang’ to her rural home for some traditional rituals.
On behalf of the elders, Ongadi asked Monica to undergo the rituals which included her being inherited by a member of the Okoth family.
“Ken Okoth’s widow, Monica Okoth, should accompany her mother-in-law and be part of the rituals to be done at Ken's maternal home in Kabondo (Homa Bay), and be inherited according to Luo culture,” the elders stated.
The statement sparked debates online with most Kenyans asking whether the wife inheritance had a place in this era.
This comes barely two days after the late Kibra Mp was cremated at the Kariokor Hindu Crematorium in Nairobi.
The request by the elders comes despite feeling dejected by the cremation of the late legislator even after their demands to have him buried were ignored.
On Saturday, the late Ken Okoth’s maternal nephew, Elvis Oluoch, stated that they were disappointed with the decision to cremate the former Kibra MP.
Therefore, mourning Ken’s mother, Angeline Ajwang Ongere, decided to resort to burying a banana stem to symbolise the internment of her son, after skipping the cremation.
The elders finally noted that Okoth's cremation is the first and worst thing to be witnessed in Luo land.
