This archive report was first published on 22 June 2020.
On June 12, the burial of Ohangla musician Bernard Obonyo, popularly known as Abenny Jachiga, was marred by clashes between police and mourners in Kisumu County.
Senior police officers, led by Kisumu Central Police Division Chief Simon Katam, visited the musician's family home in Chiga area on June 19 to offer their condolences and apologize for the police's actions during the burial.
Police had ordered the burial at 1.51am, sparking outrage among the musician's fans.
"We found it right to visit this family after the tragedy that befallen them following the demise of this musician," Katam said.
He was representing Kisumu County Police Commander Ranson Lolmodoni in the company of other senior police officers from Kisumu East.
Kisumu East Police Commanding Division Musa Musyimi apologized to the family, stating that the intention of the police officers was to ensure the safety of the mourners considering the COVID-19 pandemic.
"There are things that happened during the burial and for that went wrong I apologize on behalf of police officers," he said.
