Residents of Moulem Estate in
Kisumu were recently left in stitches
when a woman who had come for a
funeral unashamedly whipped out of
her handbag a plate, cup and a
spoon after the said cutlery ran out
during meal time.
As it is the custom in Nyanza, meals
must be served at funerals, as a way
of celebrating the departed soul.
Thus, this particular one was not any
different. A relatively well known
man had passed on. And this called
for an elaborate and dignified
sendoff that saw locals throng his
homestead a couple of days before
his burial.
As usual, meals had been prepared
in plenty. Locals witnessed quite a
number of strange behaviors. First,
there were those who, probably from
distant places, arrived and
immediately they were done wailing,
wiped their tears and headed
straight to the tent where food was
being served.
In one particular incident, a
mourner made a grand entrance;
she uncontrollably wailed, rolled on
the ground, dirtying herself as she
eulogised the departed man.
She praised him, expressing her grief
and how the locality will miss his
kindness and generosity. Soon after
wards, she dusted herself and made
a bee line for the improvised kitchen
under a tent, where meals were
being served. Minutes late, she
emerged with a mountain of nyoyo
(mixture of beans and maize), and a
cup of tea.
Mourners salivate
On the final day, the bereaved had
hired services of an out service
catering company. They had
prepared sumptuous nyoyo, tea and
ugali seved with beef for special
visitors, whose aroma made most of
the mourners salivate, completely
ignoring the eulogies read.
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