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Bungoma twins die after being blocked from home over 'bad omen'

Bungoma County Hospital mortuary. photo:courtesy

A mother lost her newborn twins in Bungoma after her father-in-law denied her entry to his homestead on claims that the infants were a bad omen.

The incident happened on Saturday at Wekelekha village in Kanduyi constituency as the woman took refuge in a cold maize plantation.

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