Villagers panic after teacher ferries coffin to his house

Anxiety and fear has gripped Ngomongo village in Kirinyaga Central Sub-county after a teacher bought a coffin and transported it to his home yet none of his kin had died.

The teacher was reported to have walked to a nearby funeral home in Kutus town and bought the coffin for Sh25,000.

He then hired a hearse from the same home which delivered the coffin to his house within the densely populated village.

Shocked residents quickly gathered outside his house as the coffin was removed from the vehicle and taken inside the house.

“When we saw the hearse dropping the coffin outside the house, we were shocked beyond words. As far as we are concerned, no one in his family has died. This is a rare spectacle,” said Nancy Koori, a resident.

estranged wife

The residents said they feared either the man wanted to commit suicide or kill his two children or his estranged wife and bury them secretly.

Police visited the home and arrested the man but later released him on a Sh5000 cash bail after interrogations.

Area OCPD Eliud Monari said they have since launched investigations into the bizzare occurrence. 

The man has previously been linked to drug trafficking and sale of illicit liquor.

“We have released  him on police bail until this Thursday, but we are keenly monitoring him since have also established that he recently sent away his wife and there could be more than meets the eye,” he said.

Yesterday, the residents said they were fearing for the worst as the coffin was still in in the man’s house.

Former Butere MP also elicited criticism from his clan when he dug a grave and bought a coffin in preparation for his death.

And upon his death, not only was the firebrand politician buried in the the same coffin but also in the grave.