- Bishop Okoth Okoyo and his brother Ochieng’ Amuok have asked the government to help them bury their kin who died in a suspected arson attack
- The family from Sigomere, Ugunja sub-county, Siaya county, disclosed they needed KSh 2.5 million to bury their kin and complete a house their sibling was building
- They said the county government had promised to stand with them, but after presenting their budget, they were left in the dark
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A family in Sigomere, Ugunja sub-county, Siaya county that is still grieving the demise of their loved ones is appealing for help.
The family lost nine members a week ago in a suspected arson attack, leaving the bereaved in an inconsolable state.
The Uulwa clan, which lost their precious kin in the tragedy, pleaded with the government and well-wishers to help them give the deceased a befitting sendoff.
According to the family, the cost of burial has forced them to push the ceremony’s date to buy more time to raise the funds.
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When is the burial date for nine Siya family members?
“I lost my brother in the inferno incident. Until today, we had planned to bury them on Friday, May 2, but we are facing a financial challenge. We do not have money and have not received any financial help from anywhere. If you look at this homestead, the house was burned until it collapsed. As of this time, we do not have any money, and that is why we have come out to appeal for help. We have pushed the burial date by a week.
Our budget is KSh 2.5 million yet as it stand we do not even have KSh 10. The county government had asked us to come up with a budget and present it to them. Until now we have not received any feedback,” Bishop Okoth Okoyo said.
Ochieng’ Amuok who lost a brother in the fire incident reiterated his sibling Okoyo’s words as he elaborated more on the hefty budget.
He shared that part of the budget would go to the repairing of the house, as according to the culture a burial could not take place until the main house was repaired.
Why doesn’t Amuok desire temporal shelter?
“The county government had promised to stand with us after we created a budget. Behind me, you can see the house my brother had begun to build, but he died before completing it. Half of the budget is to complete the shelter. We cannot hold a burial or lay them to rest in a forest according to our tradition. We need a small shelter. We are praying that we can complete the house my brother had begun building so that the two children who were left behind after the incident can have a place to stay,” Amuok noted.
He argued that building a temporary shelter would not be ideal as it would soon collapse, leaving the remaining children homeless.
Amuok shared that the remaining kids were school-going children and needed school fees, especially since their provider was no more.
He added that digging nine graves and filling them afterwards with earth is a lot of work and requires assistance.
Kiambu children die in house fire
In another story, it was a painful moment in Kiambu as three children died in a house fire after their mum stepped out.
Locals said they were unable to save the children aged between three months and nine years as the fire was too big.
Kabete sub-county Police Commander Anthony Mbogo confirmed the incident and said an investigation was underway.
Source: TUKO.co.ke
