This archive report was first published on 20 November 2019.
On November 18, 2019, four suspects, including Caroline Atieno, the widow of the businessman whose burial ceremony turned violent, were brought before Principal Magistrate Samson Temu at the Busia Law Courts.
Atieno, along with her co-accused Boniface Onyango, Kevin Omondi, and Ronald Oduor, did not take a plea as requested by their lawyer.
The court granted the investigating officer, Paul Ngesa, two more weeks to complete investigations, and the suspects will be held until December 2, 2019, when they are expected to take a plea.
Hours after the arraignment, two more suspects were arrested in Bumala market, bringing the total number of suspects to six.
The six men were lynched during the burial ceremony of Johannes Okoth Aduol in Masebula village, Busia County.
Following the incident, Kisumu bouncers threatened to raid Masebula village and arrest more people they claim were involved in the killing.
Led by their association patron, Seth Kanga, the bouncers gave police seven days to apprehend the suspects or they would take the law into their hands.
