Drama as Villagers Stop Kenyan Man from Burying His Wife Inside Their Bedroom

Drama unfolded in Murang’a county on Saturday after a man tried to bury his deceased wife in their house.

Kelvin Mwangi from Rwathia village is said to have hired men from elsewhere to dig a grave inside his bedroom where he planned to bury his late wife, Lucy Muthoni.

But Mwangi’s plan was thwarted at the last minute after irate neighbors who got wind of the bizarre burial rushed to his house and stopped the ceremony. Despite protests from the deceased’s family, villagers went ahead to cover up the grave using stones.

Neighbors said Mwangi is a member of a sect that believes that people who die have gone to sleep and may resurrect any time. 

“The sect believes that the dead have just gone to sleep and will wake up, that is why he wanted to bury her in the bedroom,” a resident explained.

Muthoni passed away a week ago and Mwangi refused to involve neighbors in the burial plans, which is against the traditions. He hired grave diggers from another village to conceal his plans.

The deceased’s body was taken back to a morgue within Kangema until the matter is resolved.