Police forced to apologize for the indecent burial of the late Ohangla musician Abenny Jachiga 

Ohangla singer Abenny Jachiga passed on following a short illness as reported on social media.

Word making rounds is that he was admitted at a local private hospital in Kisumu where he died on June 11th. Due to the rules set by the government; the singer did not receive a decent burial to avoid the spread of Covid 19.

According to reports shared on social media, the late Abenny Jachiga was buried in the wee morning hours of the night on June 12th. Those who were present for the burial were the police officer who took the body from the mortuary; and Jachiga’s brother, identified as Austine.

Allegedly the orders for the late hour burial were issued by Kisumu County Deputy Police Commander Peter Kattam; and his Kisumu East police boss Musyimi Mwendwa as they tried to avoid a huge crowd during the burial.

This however left fans and family angered by the Kisumu police who went against the Luo culture; that demands a man to be buried during the day that is of he did not kill himself.

Apology

And since Jachiga was buried at night, villages wanted to exhaum his body in order to give him a proper send off. However this turned out to be impossible and the only way to make it up is by the Kisumu County Deputy Police Commander Peter Kattam; and boss Musyimi Mwendwa issuing an apology.

Musyimi owned up to the officers’ mistake and urged the community to forgive them; but since this was a job ordered by the government, they had no choice but to adhere.

There are things that took place during the burial, and if there is a place we did not do well as the police, we seek for forgiveness.

Since the visit was more friendly this time around; the police came bearing gifts for the family as they also celebrated the happy life Jachiga had lived.

We know Jachiga was a breadwinner and that is why we have brought a few things to the family