WTF AFRICA- COW BURIED ALIVE TO AVOID DEAD MAN’S CURSE

– A family in Murang’a was forced to bury a live calf in a grave next to their deceased relative’s grave to avoid a curse on the bereaved in a shocking and bizarre ritual.

The family members and villagers were compelled to bury alive the eight-month calf just hours before the body of 84 year old Elisha Mugucia Wang’era was buried next to it.

The deceased had insisted on the ritual saying his elder sister Mariamu Wanjiru had refused to give him one cow as part of her dowry that he was to receive on behalf of their late father Tiras Wang’era Mugucia.

“He said that my mother’s ruracio-dowry- had not been completed as one cow died along the way and as the son of his late father, he was to be given the animal to complete the dowry payment as per traditions,” said Mrs Louise Mungai a niece of the deceased.

He left strict instructions that the animal be buried alive and had to be buried hours before he was interred. Villagers and area assistant chief could only watch helplessly as the calf was lowered into the shallow grave with it legs tied.

“It is such a bizarre incident and we are feeling so bad because in our life we could not imagine that our uncle could make such a demand,” Mrs Mungai said.

“Yes it has given out a cry, the curse will not follow us and we can now be rest assured that we are safe!” A nephew of the deceased Samuel Kabuna exclaimed as the helplessly calf bleated out ‘fulfilling’ another condition the uncle had given.

Mzee’s burial ceremony was later led by Assemblies Christian Church, which distanced itself from the family’s earlier ritual, and was buried in grave next to ‘his calf’.