Jubilee Governor embarrassed by bishop at funeral

janet ndila

April 19, 2017 7:46 AM

A jubilee governor was embarrassed by a senior bishop during a funeral after he tried to snatch.

Bungoma Governor Ken Lusaka and deputy president William Ruto

There was drama at the funeral of Bumula MP Boniface Otsiula on Tuesday after the bishop denied him a chance as well as Governor Kenneth Lusaka a chance to address the mourners.

Bishop Robert Magina of the Anglican Church of Kenya, Nambale Diocese, warned politicians who were present that he would not allow them to speak at the funeral.However, trouble began when Webuye West MP Dan Wanyama attempted to snatch the microphone from him to give fellow politicians a chance to speak.An angry Mr Magina said he would not give any politician a chance even the MP's mother."I will not grant any chance to politicians to politicise this event. We want to give Mama Nasike a proper send-off."Politicians should organise their own meetings, where they can politick and do their other stuff, but we can’t allow that at his burial ceremony,” the Bishop affirmed.

Read Also: DRAMA IN KISUMU AS SNAKE IS FOUND UNDER UHURU'S SEATMr Otsiula, the MP's mother, begged the bishop to allow at least the governor to speak, but his plea fell on deaf years after the Bishop ordered the mourners to move to the gravesite."Bishop, please grant us 10 minutes to address them. We should respect the governor and other guests who have come to mourn with us,” Mr Otsiula pleaded.

After the event, the MP's mother termed the incident an embarrassment to the dignitaries who graced the burial."As a family we are sad and disappointed that he hadn’t come to mourn with us but to disturb our peace. We will find a place where we can worship peacefully and carry out our politics without hindrance,” Mr Otsiula stated.

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