Emotions ran high during preparations for Ohangla musician Bernard Obonyo's, popularly known as Abenny Jachiga's, burial on Friday at Kadiju village in Chiga within Kisumu county. The standoff ensued while the deceased was still en-route to his village in a convoy from town. This is our son and he must be given a decent burial,” shouted the locals as they refilled the grave, with others throwing branches inside the dug grave. Mourners trekked as other vehicles in a convoy including boda boda operators escorted the body to Chiga in Kadiju village with police officers following them closely. At some point, the officers threw teargas canisters to pave way for the body to pass to access Kajidu Primary School, where mourners were allowed to view the body.

Source: The Star June 12, 2020 13:06 UTC