A village in Kakamega County in Kenya is in shock after a man married his own sister.
Elders shocked at the rare incident decided to intervene after they learnt the two siblings, Fred Makokha and Rebecca Makokha, who are in their early twenties, had committed incest.
The two were tied together for punishment for having married each other despite being brother and sister.
The incident which took place in Mugai village in Malava irked the village elders who decided to perform a cleansing ceremony which involved canning the two.
Curse
According to the elders, the traditional ceremony was meant to avert what they termed as a possible generational curse.
Villagers gathered to witness the rare occurrence.
The two received 10 strokes of the cane with the elders claiming that the marriage would result to a curse on the entire village.
A bull had to be slaughtered and the intestinal components smeared on the victims “to wade off a potential curse”.
During the ceremony, the couple was not allowed to utter any word.
Women too were kept away from the cleansing ceremony.
The elders say the event is meant to teach the two a lifetime lesson and to avoid a repeat of the same.
Leave a comment
LATEST ON SQOOP
Pallaso, SlickStuart & Roja through as finalists for listener’s choice category
About two weeks ago, MTV Africa Music Awards released a …When life stalled for they that rely on the internet
LIFE ON HOLD: One thing that stood out in last …DJ Khalid set to host the 2021 MAMAs
Grammy award-winning music producer DJ Khaled will be the host …And the award from election week goes to…
WINS & LOSSES: Last week was quite one like never …Open letter to the Rev. Ntagali from a recovering musegu
Those crying mbu you broke their hearts, have the most …Kachumbali’s success awed me
Trending: George Kwesiga, better known as Quex, has ended 2020 …