Kakamega man sets himself on fire. [Photo| Courtesy]Residents of Shinyalu constituency in Kakamega county were left in shock on Saturday night after a man died after setting himself on fire following a family quarrel. The 30-year-old man, Morris Otieno, is reported to have committed the incident after alleging his wife was having an affair with their neighbour. According to the deceased wife, Josephine Nekesa, Otieno had threatened to beat her up for cheating on him. “That fateful day, he came home and found me cooking. He never uttered any word, he kept the Sportpesa booklets he was carrying in a safe and left for a drinking den only for him to return at 9pm to pick a quarrel,” Nekesa narrated as quoted by the Standard. The deceased then demanded to know where she had been on that day. “I told him I went to borrow a phone from a neighbour to call him to inquire his whereabouts, as the food was getting cold," Nekesa added.The widow said she sensed something was wrong after she heard petrol smelling while they were arguing. “I put off the tin lamp and left with my child through the back door. I was very traumatised and went to the police station to seek help. On coming back, I heard screams that my house was on fire,” she said.Western Regional Police Commander Moses Ombati said the matter is under investigation.

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