This archive report was first published on 2 August 2019.
Ken Okoth's family has abandoned plans to fly his body to Kabondo Kasipul, Homa Bay, after citing logistical issues as the reason for the change of plans.
ODM Secretary General Edwin Sifuna, who is representing Okoth's mother Angeline in a paternity row involving MCA Anne Thumbi, made the announcement at Milimani Law Courts on Friday.
The court had earlier ruled that the child would participate in the funeral program, and both parties had agreed to resolve the matter through a DNA test.
Okoth's family had initially planned to fly his body to Kabondo Kasipul for the final funeral service at Got-Rateng' grounds, but the cremation will now proceed as planned.
Okoth's paternal family had wanted the deceased buried at Amoso village in Kochia ward, Homa Bay County, next to where his late father was laid to rest.
They argued that cremation is not recognized in the Luo culture.
