Man commits suicide after wife cooks him kunde for New Year

A man committed suicide in Butula, Busia County, after getting into a heated argument with his wife over a New Year’s meal.

Boniface Okwero from Nanyungu Emauko village is said to have been angered by his wife on New Year’s after she reportedly made him a lunch meal of ‘kunde’ – a traditional vegetable.

According to the area assistant chief Boniface Oyosa, the deceased began by setting their matrimonial home ablaze before hanging himself on a tree.

“The deceased expected his wife to make him a meal consisting of either beef or chicken for New Year. However, he came home only to find she had made him kunde,” said Mr. Oyosa.

“This angered the deceased and he went ahead and burnt the house before hanging himself,” he added, noting that the man had not left any money to buy meat.

The body of the deceased was taken to the Busia District mortuary.