Residents of a village in Awendo, Migori, were shocked Saturday, March
25, when a man believed to have died and whose burial plans were
underway was found in a bar in Rongo.
According to Citizens TV, Wilson Oluoch, a bodaboda rider in Migori
County, went missing from his home for days, prompting his family to
believe he was dead when a decomposing body was found in a sugarcane
plantation in Awendo.
The missing man, Wilson Oluoch,
The family took the body and kept it in a morgue in Migori and embarked on burial preparations.
They dug the grave, prepared meals according to the Luo culture and
everything was ready when a message reached home that someone who looked
like their son had been seen in Rongo. The family visited the area and
to their shock, Oluoch was in a bar, drowning bottles of beer.
Oluoch's mother
According to him, he was ashamed when he returned home drunk and caused havoc. He left to try another life elsewhere.
His parents who spoke to the media expressed their joy on realizing
their son was still alive. Back home, mourning turned into feasting as
villagers flocked the home to celebrate Oluoch. They ate and danced.
Meanwhile, the family has contacted the Luo council of elders to carry
out cleansing rituals before Oluoch is allowed into the compound.
Oluoch's father
