Police are investigating a case where a man is reported to have committed suicide after his wife refused to cook him a chicken recipe at Uriri in Migori County
According to Nyaobe Assistant Chief
John Atonya, a 45 year old man locked himself in their house before setting himself on fire
“The man identified as John Rugala, locked himself in the house before torching it after the wife told him to liaise with her daughter who owned the bird,” Administrator said.
The wife had declined the idea since the flightless bird belonged to their daughter wiom they didn’t want to hurt her by preparing her chicken into a recipe meal without her consent
The man, is reported to have chased her wife away before he committed the heinous act on himself
The deceased’s body is now lying into Migori Level 4 Hospital pending investigations by the security officers
Meanwhile, the authorities have called on couples to use alternative means of conflict resolutions whenever domestic differences arises