Wundanyi OCPD Benjamin Muhia said the deceased, 67, was beaten to death on Saturday night by his son after a brief argument over unpaid bride price for his mother who died 12 years ago. BAD OMENMr Langat said preliminary investigations indicate that the suspect killed his father due to unpaid bride price, which he claimed had brought a bad omen to their family. "The family of the late mother had been putting pressure on the deceased to pay bride price, so when the son asked his father about it, he (father) charged towards him (son) and hell broke loose," he said. "He came home drunk and when my brother asked him about the bride price, he charged towards him, slapped and kicked him. She said consequences of unpaid bride price had started manifesting in their family as his younger brothers were "getting mad while some had their blessings blocked".

Source: Daily Nation June 11, 2017 13:41 UTC