This archive report was first published on 22 September 2021.
On September 22, 2021, a funeral in Eshiakhulo village, Mumias East, Kakamega County turned into an unexpected spectacle.
A 60-year-old man, Benson Wetende, an in-law to the deceased, Jane Mguu, popularly known as Raila, placed two eggs in the coffin during the funeral service.
According to eyewitnesses, Wetende approached the coffin and carefully placed the eggs beside the deceased's ears, leaving the mourners stunned and confused.
'We thought he was going to pay his last respects, but we were shocked to see him dropping two eggs inside the coffin,' Stella Musimbi, a relative of the deceased, narrated.
The sudden act sparked a heated argument among the mourners, with some accusing Wetende of being a witch.
Local church leaders, led by Bishop Simon Malenya, and the local administrator, Sheban Lumbasi, condemned the incident and intervened to save Wetende from the irate crowd.
The villagers whisked Wetende away from the burial ceremony, with the family of the deceased asking their clan elders to investigate the motive behind the bizarre act.
