The Luo council of elders wants the widow of the late Kibra MP, Ken Okoth, to present herself to her maternal home, and apologise for his cremation.
Monica Okoth went through with her late husband's final request to have his body cremated, in the event of his death.
However, the intrigues surrounding Okoth's last respects have refused to go away, with the Luo elders making yet another demand.
"We shall need a written proof that the cremation was done according to Okoth's wishes. She needs to come here in person and apologise to the people as well," one of the elders stipulated on NTV.
Monica and her late husband's mother, Angelina Ajwang', were engaged in a tussle as to how the late MP would be interred, with the former demanding for cremation as per Okoth's last wishes.
The elders had on Monday, demanded that Monica present herself to them, for a ritual termed as Tero Chola or cleansing.
In the ritual, Okoth's widow was expected to make her way to her native home, submit to an HIV and STI test, before being handed over to a 'cleanser' appointed by the council to engage in unprotected sex with her.
"If truly Monica is Okoth's wife, she should honour the community's culture and practices," Luo Council of Elders Chairman, Nyandiko Ongadi, asserted.
However, ODM Chairman, John Mbadi, swooped in and saved the perturbed widow, by stating that old rituals, such as wife inheritance and cleansing, would not take place.
Mbadi had held a closed-door meeting with the late Okoth's family on Monday, with all parties agreeing that the rituals were outdated.
However, going by the latest reports, the council of elders are yet to fully compromise on their traditions, maintaining that Monica needed to present herself in person.
