The County government of Kakamega has granted the family of slain football fan Isaac Juma free use of Bukhungu stadium for public viewing of the body. A cabal of crooked county officials tried to extort Ksh100,000 from the family for the use of the stadium prompting hue and cry. In response, the governor, Wycliffe Oparanya admonished the swindlers for trying to profit from such a scenario and offered the full use of his government’s flagship achievement.Oya @AFCLeopards +3 points please for Isaac Juma pic.twitter.com/4mC3IUiZVk— Kiprotich Koech🗨️ (@Ki_Protich) February 6, 2022 “My attention has been drawn to claims that my Government is asking for a Sh100,000 fee from the family of the slain ardent football fan Isaac Juma before allowing them to use Bukhungu Stadium for public viewing of his body”, read a statement from the governor Juma was hacked to death late last month in his Mumias home plunging the country into a somber state or mourning. The diehard AFC Leopards and national team supporter’s funeral is expected to draw huge crowds owing to the fame and popularity he built over decades of cheering football locally and beyond borders.So despite Isaac Juma being @Kenya and @AFCLeopards number one fun ,,,he has been this poor all along …SAITAN!!!🥺🥺🥺— Desktop delyt (@DesktopDelyt) February 5, 2022 In anticipation of the huge turnout the family settled on Bukhungu stadium for public viewing after which the popular fan would be laid to rest in his ancestral home in Mumias.“The County has not asked for any money from the bereaved family before allowing them to use the stadium and so I urge Juma’s fans to ignore the rumours. The County has allowed the bereaved family to use the Stadium for free,” Oparanya added Police are holding a suspect in connection with Juma’s death and investigating the motive of his murder. Police believe the father of fourteen was offed due to ancestral land dispute. The suspect in custody is a believed to be a nephew of Juma’s.Gvernor Wycliffe Oparanya has said the county government will cater for Isaac Juma send off, also stated that they will clear school fees for Juma’s 3 Children in school.The family told the governor that the committee has a budget of 1.5 Million for the whole funeral exercise.— Max (@BettKMax) February 3, 2022 Kakamega County government has offered to pay school fees to Juma’s three children currently in high school. His clan and funeral committee have drawn up a one million budget for the funeral while Kakamega County is footing some of the costs.“The County is also footing Juma’s funeral expenses alongside paying school fees for his three children in secondary school,” Kakamega County said
