Azimio MP Calls For Cleansing Of Francis Ogolla's Son After His Father's Burial

• Joel Rabuku blundered by joining the undertakers inside his father Francis Ogolla's grave during the latter's interment on April 21, according to Bumula MP Jack Wamboka
• Rabuku is the only son of the late Ogolla who perished in a tragic helicopter crash in Elgeyo Marakwet
• Wamboka counselled the Luo elders to carry out a cleansing ritual on Rabuku after the supposed abomination

Kai Eli, a journalist at TUKO.co.ke, brings more than three years of experience covering politics and current affairs in Kenya.

Bumula MP Jack Wamboka now says the late General Francis Ogolla's son Joel Rabuku erred by getting into his father's grave to help in burying him.

Rabuku was captured rolling his sleeves before getting down the grave alongside the undertakers on Sunday, April 21.

Why Rabuku might need ritualistic cleansing

Wamboka says the show was an abomination.

According to him, the deceased's general son was out of order to touch his body given it was not borne in a coffin.

The supposed abomination could only be undone by rituals undertaken by the Luo elders in line with their culture, the lawmaker said.

"When an old man like Ogolla dies, his child is not supposed to touch his body. We saw his son going to the grave to receive his body yet he was not inside a coffin. Elders must be sought to carry out rituals. It is unacceptable," said Wamboka.

Failure to undertake the cleansing ritual would be detrimental to the man, Wamboka said.

The lawmaker further blasted Rabuku for being overprotective and attempting to gag those questioning the circumstances in which his father died.

Wamboka stated that by virtue of the late armed forces chief general being a ranking public servant, Kenyans were justified to seek answers to his tragic death.

"We sympathise with him (Rabuku) but he is absolutely wrong and that is unacceptable. Kenyans want the truth about the death of the general. We pray that God strengthens him, but he cannot gag us," said Wamboka.

Rabuku came into the limelight after his father's demise; courting controversy while at it.

While questions abounded over the events preceding the tragic chopper crash, Ogolla's son called for calm and ceasing of the theories peddled on social media.

According to him, his father died naturally given that he had prepared them for the imminent though sad events.

Tragic KDF chopper crash

Ogolla died with nine other military officials on April 18 during their working tour of the bandit-stricked North Rift region.

President William Ruto confirmed in a televised address to the state

The officials who died alongside Ogolla were Brigadier Swale Saidi, Colonel Duncan Keittany, Lieutenant Colonel David Sawe, Major George Benson Magondu, Captain Sora Mohamed, Captain Hillary Litali, Senior Sergeant John Kinyua Mureithi, Sergeant Cliphonce Omondi, and Sergeant Rose Nyawira.

They were onboard a Kenya Air Force Huey Helicopter.

Francis Ogolla's final race

• As if aware that his death his nigh, the late Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) chief general stipulated in his will that he be buried within three days after his demise.
• Further, General Ogolla specified that his body be interred wrapped in sheets at the expense of a coffin.
• The 62-year-old who had served in the military for four decades is survived by his widow Aileen Ogolla, daughter Lorna Omondi Ogolla and his son Rabuku.

Proofreading by Asher Omondi, current affairs journalist and copy editor at TUKO.co.ke.