DCI Summons Governor, MP And Former CS After Burial Chaos
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has summoned Kakamega Governor Fernandes Barasa, Matungu MP Peter Oscar Nabulindo, and former Sports Cabinet Secretary Rashid Echesa for questioning.
The summons followed fighting over the weekend at the funeral of a former chief in Mayoni Ward, Kakamega County, which resulted in hundreds of nursing injuries, including a police officer.
The three were summoned by the head of the Kakamega Region DCI to appear at the agency’s office on Tuesday (today) to explain their role in the confrontations.
This followed violent clashes between their followers at the funeral, which destroyed property worth millions of shillings.
Chaos broke out during the incident, injuring numerous people, including a police officer and other security staff who intervened to bring order back.
Chaos erupts during the funeral service of former Wanga North Location chief Agostino Gerald Odongo in Matungu, Kakamega County, as supporters of Governor Fernandes Barasa, Matungu MP Peter Oscar Nabulindo, and former Sports CS Rashid Echesa clash, disrupting the event. pic.twitter.com/8xrsMo3pDB
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The altercation resulted in some bleeding, and the injured cop was assisted by his colleagues.
The scene swiftly became out of hand as different factions hurled chairs at each other, exacerbating the grief of the deceased family, who were left to deal with more damage.
Following the tragedy, Nabulindo and Echesa found themselves in an unusual situation, since the deceased’s family returned a cow and monetary contributions made by the two at his funeral.
According to the family, it was completely unacceptable for the politicians to attend the funeral, where they were expected to pay their final respects to the deceased, only to interrupt the proceedings by attempting to take over the program.
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The family also indicated that they were returning the gifts as a lesson to other politicians who regularly disrupted funerals.
“He cannot bring this and disrupt our father’s funeral. He was a very peaceful man, so shame on him and anything that he has given thinking that will calm the situation,” a daughter of the deceased said in a recorded video.
“This is a lesson to every politician that you cannot come to people’s funerals and then you take charge of the funeral program,” the former administrator’s son echoed.
They later drove the donated cow to Nabulindo’s office in Matungu, where it was met by some of the compound’s staff.
DCI Summons Governor, MP And Former CS After Burial Chaos
