The burial of former Kenya Power employee Bosco Kebati has sparked an ongoing public dispute between his first and second families over how his final send-off was handled.
The rift became public after content creator Lyndah Kebati, daughter of Bosco’s second wife Angelica Akinyi, posted an emotional video from the burial accusing the first family of excluding her side from the funeral process.
Lyndah alleged she was barred from viewing her father’s body, excluded from contributing to his eulogy, and denied the chance to help lower his casket into the grave.
She said her anger stemmed not from a lack of sympathy, but from being denied the opportunity to properly mourn her own father.
Her account drew widespread sympathy online, with many social media users criticising the first family’s handling of the burial arrangements.
In response, Julie Marita, last-born daughter of Bosco’s first wife, offered a different account of events, speaking exclusively to TUKO.co.ke.
Julie said the family rift dated back more than two decades, to when Bosco married his second wife and allegedly reduced financial support to his first household.
She said that during Bosco’s final three years of declining health, his second wife returned him to the care of his first family, who covered his medical and daily living costs.
Julie further claimed that Lyndah and her mother were informed of Bosco’s worsening condition but did not visit, and at times responded with hostility when contacted.
She acknowledged a confrontation had occurred when Lyndah’s mother arrived at the family home before the burial, but denied that the second family had ever been barred from visiting Bosco during his lifetime.
Julie said the family had chosen to leave the dispute to a higher power rather than continue engaging publicly.
The competing accounts have drawn attention to the complexities of polygamous family structures in Kenya, particularly around eldercare and inheritance.