This archive report was first published on 2 August 2019.
On August 2, 2019, a Nairobi court adopted a consent agreement between Monica Okoth, the wife of late Kibra MP Ken Okoth, and Anne Thumbi, his lover, that allowed the interment to proceed.
As part of the agreement, Ms. Okoth and Ms. Thumbi agreed to a DNA test to confirm the paternity of Jayden Baraka Okoth, Ms. Thumbi's son.
The court also allowed five-year-old Jayden to participate in the funeral arrangements.
Ms. Thumbi had moved to court on Thursday, August 1, 2019, as a memorial service was ongoing in Kibra, seeking to have the burial of her secret lover stopped until the controversy surrounding Jayden's paternity was resolved.
She sued Okoth's mother, Angeline, his widow Monica, and the Lee Funeral Home as the first, second, and third defendants, respectively.
The court had initially barred the parties from either burying or cremating Okoth's remains until the matter was resolved, but the consent agreement allowed funeral plans to proceed as scheduled.
