The man was thought to have died and buried only for him to come back home
A Kenyan family in Masaba South Sub-County, Kisii County, were
shocked after their son Vincent Oyugi showed up on Tuesday, a month
after they had buried a body presumed to be his, Daily Nation reports.
Mr Oyugi, who lives in a rented house in the outskirts of Narok
Town, was believed to have died in an accident in Ewaso Nyiro, Narok
County, last August.
A pick-up delivering vegetables to a local market veered off the
road and rolled several times, killing three fellow workers, with whom
he had been harvesting cabbages in a nearby farm, on the spot.
But it was after nearly two months that family members, among them
his father Mr Oyugi, got wind that their son might have died in the
accident after he delayed to return home.
“He had also been informed by someone who was at the scene that
his son Vincent was among those who had boarded the pick-up and might
have died in the accident alongside the three others,” his mother Eunice Oyugi told the Nation at Riamakanda, a 10-minute drive from Keroka Town, on Wednesday.
According to Daily Nation, the devastating news sparked off funeral
arrangements, which culminated in the collection and burial of a body
thought to be Mr Oyugi’s on December 4.
Ms Oyugi said the autopsy and identification of the body was done
at the Narok County Hospital before they were granted permission to take
it for burial.
However, she added, no DNA tests were done to ascertain if the body belonged to their kin.
“The body was in bad shape and we were convinced that it
belonged to my son, so we proceeded to make burial arrangements, upon
which we buried him on 4th December last year,” Ms Oyugi recalled.
Late Tuesday, the man who had been presumed dead walked into the compound, to the consternation of family and neighbours.
“I was at the farm planting maize when I received a call from my husband that our son was alive,” said Ms Oyugi as she wiped a tear of joy from her eyes. “I was at a loss whether to cry or laugh because I could not figure that the person we had buried was not my son.”
At first she could not come to terms with the news as she was still recovering from the shock.
“I had to go through the birthmarks to ascertain if, truly, he was my son,” said the mother of six.
Mr Oyugi however said he had all the while been at his residence in Narok and was not aware that his family was looking for him.
“It is true I was in the vehicle but I jumped out shortly before it rolled,” said Mr Oyugi. “I got a scratch but walked away shocked and did not come back to the scene.
“Perhaps this led to the conclusion that I had died.”
On January 1, Mr Oyugi went to check on his brother Dismas, who
also lives in Narok. Fearing that he had seen a ghost, his brother ran
for cover leaving him in awe.
“I am happy to be back among my family and thank God for that,” said the first-born child.
The elder Oyugi was yet to return from Narok to meet his son but Mr
Oyugi’s uncles Mose Ombeche and Samuel Ombogo, said the news of the
‘resurrection’ had shocked them.
“In such circumstances, he would not be allowed home until certain rites are conducted,” said Mr Ombogo. “We will have to first buy a white cock or white goat.
“They ( white cock or goat) will be slaughtered and eaten by
the family to cleanse him. When the body that is buried here is exhumed,
we will put the innards of the white goat into the grave to cleanse the
family.”
Area chief Albert Michira said he had asked the family to obtain a
court order to exhume the body for burial by the rightful family.
Watch a video of the family reunion below:
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