A 37-year-old man from Mbita in Homa Bay County has been arrested after her 48-year-old wife died while they were having intercourse in a bush.
The woman, identified as Milcah, is said to have been inherited by the man, according to Luo traditions, after her husband passed away.
The lovebirds are said to have taken a motorbike back home in the evening of March 19, 2023 from a drinking spree, and after alighting at Got Rateng, a village just a stone’s throw away from home, with ardor in their hearts, decided to engage in the act in the nearby bush.
The woman is thought to have died during the passionate exchange before the man carried her body and partially buried it inside another person’s homestead in an attempt to conceal the tragic incident.
Lambwe East Location chief Bernard Ouma confirmed the incident and said the couple had been warned against heavy drinking.
“We arrested the suspect after he admitted that they had been engaging in sex and she died in their last act,” he said.
The body of the deceased was taken to the Homa Bay County Referral Hospital mortuary pending postmortem analysis.
Sam Oduor is the editor-in-chief at the Western Kenya Times who leverages the power of the Internet in telling stories that shape opinions.