Among the Pokot, death is revered with strong beliefs that it is the bridge between the living and the afterlife. The cleansing was done after the burial of the victims by elders so that such a tragedy could never happen in the Pokot community again,” he adds. Fourteen days after burial the family members and elders wait on the onset of the new moon before commencing the cleansing of the family members or relatives left behind. Pokot South Sub-County Council of Elders chairman Masitait Lockles (left) and Pokot Council of Elders organising secretary Joseph Lopetakori. The family members are then secluded from the rest of the village until a new moon is seen,” Masitait notes.

Source: Standard Digital January 05, 2021 08:48 UTC