Police are seeking a man who allegedly tried to kill his family over what he termed as a failure by the wife to give birth to boys.
According to reports, the suspect identified as Joash Misati locked his wife, Rebecca Kerubo and three daughters inside their house and set it on fire then fled leaving them for dead. This happened to at Bonyamatuta Chache Location.
Luckily, the woman’s eldest daughter, who was in a different house within the compound, came to their rescue and opened the door before the incident could turn catastrophic.
However, the fire could not be managed leading to a destruction of the entire house. They were forced to seek shelter at a neighbor’s house where they spent the night.
“I am just worried that my entire struggle to make my home is now in ashes and I am homeless simply because of the archaic Abagusii cultural belief that a woman who cannot give birth to boys has no worth in a home,” she said.
The area Chief Tesling Okinya confirmed the incident saying he is working with the police to arrest the suspect.
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