Rare Incident: Funeral In Vihiga Likely To Enter Guinness Book Of Records… Find Out Why

Western Kenya is famous for some of the weirdest incidences in the country. From heavy babies at birth to convoluted and twisted ceremonies, the region has year in year out been on the spotlight for both the good and bad reasons.

It was the other day that a mother in Bungoma gave birth to the second heaviest child in Kenya (6.3kgs). in 2014, the heaviest child was born in the region. He weighed 7 kgs.

Well, that aside, Vihiga County is on the spotlight once again after one of the rarest incidences occurred. It was a funeral services where a deceased man was being sent off.

But what stunned many a people and the media in general is the manner in which the funeral was conducted.

For the widow who was burying her husband, the funeral was her wedding day. She was forced to dress in a white wedding gown like she was wedding the corpse.

Mourners also thronged towns in the county, singing and dancing covering more than 20 kilometres. It was a mix of dance and rejoicing. 

video courtesy: KTN