Baby Sharon remains before burial

By MN Reporter

The unborn child between governor Okoth Obado and Rongo University student Sharon Otieno was given a girl’s name, despite being a boy.

Earlier, the governor had accepted having a sexual relationship with Sharon and a DNA test confirmed the same.

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According to the Luo tradition, the unborn child could not be buried anonymously and despite being a boy was given a girl’s name, Baby Sharon.

Speaking to The Nairobian, Sharon’s grandfather, Samuel Odege said they had to “abide by our culture which requires that any human being who gets out of the mother must have a name.”

The family said they had to remember the child and could only be honoured through a name.

The body of the infant was dressed in white before the burial at Odege’s home at Magare village, Homa Bay County.

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Nobody mourned loudly at the funeral according to Luo culture and moved directly to the burial site without going into the house.

The burial ceremony started with a short 10-minute prayer before Rev Samuel Allan of Homa Bay Anglican Church of Kenya Cathedral conducted the prayer service.