BY SAM ALFAN.
A Nairobi Court has issued temporary injunction restraining the wife of Kibra Member of Parliament Ken Okoth from cremating or disposing his body, pending hearing and determination of the application.
Senior Principal Magistrate G. Mmasi issued orders restraining Angelina Okoth and Monica Okoth, Okoth’s mother, from disposing the body of the late MP.
This was after Ann Muthoni Thumbi through lawyer Danstan Omari sued on behalf of Okoth’s son claiming they have deliberately and unfortunately opted to exclude her from the funeral and burial arrangements. She said they learnt of the arrangements through the media.
She argued that the two had unilaterally decided to have the body cremated among other reasons to primarily destroy any evidence that might be required. “The minor is scheduled to report back to school on September 1, yet no communication has been made to the plaintiff regarding the payment of the minor’s school fees,” said Muthoni.
She said that the conduct of the two women was not in the best interest of the minor as he is at risk of suffering untold psychological torture as a result of being discriminated and prevented from participating in his late father’s burial arrangements.
