There was drama at the PCEA Church in Kanyama,
Mathira Constituency, Kenya on Saturday, April 8th, when a wedding
taking place was temporary stopped after a woman claims that the groom
was her husband and father of her children.
The woman
identified as Lydia Mugure stormed the church accompanied by her two
children and demanded entry after police officers locked the main gate
denying her and other church members access.
While outside the church,
she cried that her husband had neglected her and their children since
December 2016. She claims he was getting married to the officiating
minister's secretary named Grace.
"We broke up on December
31, 2016. I have no problem with our separation but he has decided to
marry again. I have two children, one aged 10 and the other aged 5.
What
I want is he takes his children with him. He has married another woman
in pretence of having no children. I also want to marry without the
stress of being a mother," she said.
"We have been married for ten years. I don't want him. On Wednesday, he had told me that the wedding would not take place. As at yesterday (Friday April 7th) plans of the wedding were still on.
"We have been married for ten years. I don't want him. On Wednesday, he had told me that the wedding would not take place. As at yesterday (Friday April 7th) plans of the wedding were still on.
That is why I
came here today to disrupt the wedding. Let us first settle the children
dispute and then we can move on after that. He has a pending case at
the children's court. He has been summoned four times to appear before
the court, but he has never honoured the court summons" ranted Ms
Mugure.
After exchanging their vows, the new couple quickly
left the church while being hidden by family members. A crowd outside
the church reportedly stoned the couple's convoy as it sped off.
Congregants, who attended the wedding criticized the officiating Minister named Moses Muturi for rushing the function, saying they had been informed of the wedding just few days ago. They threatened to boycott Sunday service unless Rev. Muturi apologizes and rectifies his mistake.
"Rev.
Muturi is corrupt. He had received money from the groom and that is why
he rushed the whole exercise," a congregant who spoke under anonymity,
alleged.
"The two, who tied the knot, are not our
church members. We protested the announcement of their planned wedding
last Sunday.
Today, we were locked out of the church. There was no
single elder in the church to witness the wedding. That was just wrong.
The Rev. has smeared mud on our church,"another source added.
However, the Minister said the wedding can only be stopped by a court order.
"So,
we had no reason to stop the wedding. So, the two's marriage is now
formal. The former wife can go to court," said Rev. Muturi.
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