Family,friends,neighbors and fans of slain business mogul Jacob Juma traveled all the way to his ancestral home in Bumula, Bungoma County,to finally lay him, to rest. Jacob Juma was unfortunately and sadly shot dead on his way home in an act speculators believe was an assassination for his strong stand against graft and other ills that he publicly called out without fear.
The caravan that also included top politicians led by CORD leader Raila Odinga made a stop over at Masinde Muliro grounds in Kakamega County where the public had the opportunity to view the departed before proceeding to Posta Grounds in Bungoma County,Friday.
Jacob Juma’s body spent the night at his home in Mungore village according to Bukusu culture prior to the final rites, and his burial scheduled for Saturday 14,2016.
Gerishon Wesonga Jacob Juma’s elder brother say that the rituals to be performed will include the following….
Jacob Juma’s siblings will be compelled to bath separately in a river then slaughter a bull as a sign that they didn’t have anything to do with their brother’s death.
During Jacob Juma’s burial, a special ritual known as “okhusalisia” will be performed inside his grave. The ritual is meant to awaken Jacob’s ghost to haunt his killers.
One of Jacob Juma’s brothers or uncles will be lowered in his grave before the coffin is placed, he will then utter binding curses that will ensure Jacob’s assassins don’t have peace until they pay for what they did to him.
Once lowered in his grave, Juma will be told to deal with his killers since he alone knows who killed him. He will be psyched up not to allow his killers to have peace until they pay for his brutal murder.
Since the location where Jacob Juma was assassinated remains contentious, he will speak to his family in a dream to tell them where exactly he was killed.
The family will then go there after 40 days to collect his spirit and join it with his body so that it does wonder around.
Luhya Elders say that the deceased’s ghost will start haunting his killers 40 days after he is burial.
REST IN PEACE JACOB JUMA
Additional reporting:Nairobian/Ghafla/RAO
Here are photos from Friday….(All Courtesy)
