Moses Mokua: Wailing as Boy, 3, Who Died After Going to Play at Neighbour's Home Is Buried

• The body of little Moses Mokua was sadly taken home to Kisii county, where he was buried in a sombre ceremony
• The little boy was last seen heading to the neighbour's place to play after the latter requested him, and it was puzzling when he was later found dead
• During Moses' burial service, his family members broke down around his grave because the pain was too much

Kisii county: Heartwrenching wails and screams rent the air as the body of little Moses Mokua, who had been hale and hearty only days before, was lowered into the grave.

Moses was three years old and was always left in the care of his living grandmother, and during the few times she was not around, the matronly woman would leave the baby in the care of her other children in the compound.

On the fateful day, Moses's grandmother went out and left him in the care of his aunt, Joyce. He was crying, and a neighbour popped in and asked Moses to go and play with his kids. He then asked Joyce to accompany her daughter to the river to wash clothes.

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Moses went over to play, but while away, his uncles and aunties received urgent calls from home that the young one was dead. It emerged that when his people came home, the young one was nowhere to be seen, and that is when they found him in a drum.

What did the priest say during Moses's burial?

While preaching at the burial service of the boy, the priest asked the neighbours to live in forgiveness and love.

He also urged the mourners to love children, as that is what God wants.

"Whether it is your child or not, love that child, the innocence of that child will haunt you if you do anything bad to them. You may do something without knowing but the cry of a child is a prayer to God," he said.

When they went to the grave, the relatives of the child were inconsolable, but in the end he was laid to rest, and the difficult job of healing started.

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How did Kenyans react to the story?

@PaustineNyangena-w2i:

Go well kababa....naona hata my brother ndiye alikua mhubiri.. God bless him soo much

@farida6925:

😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭gaki gaki gaki omonene one gaki rip Moses igoro ekwaregania tata gaki.

@الااتاتاا:

Nko na imani mwenyezi mungu aliye hai ataenda mbali aliyefanyia mtoto mdogo hivyo 😢😢😢😢 huyo mtoi amenikumbuza mengi vile mm pia mtoto wangu wa miaka tata alikufa kwa njia yenye ieleweki but mungu wa leo ulipisha hapa hapa naomba hata huyo mtoi wajitoke haraka kabura siku sijaenda mbali😢😢😢😢

@gbdb2520

"Poleni sana.but it is painful 😢.huyo mtoto ndio ameimba hizo nyimbo.anajiitaje kama ni yeye."

@syliviahokero2311:

"So sad 😢how can a grown up man who has a family including kids 😢you take a life of an innocent child 😭God where is world heading to."

@CarolineOgero:

"😢😢we leave all for God one day the tears of the innocent kid well come back to the one who did all this."

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Kenyans were touched as little kids view Moses' body

In another story, a group of three little kids went to view the body of Moses and stayed there for some time, leaving people online and offline wondering what was on their minds.

Unlike some kids who are afraid of coffins and others who are not allowed to view dead bodies, the three bravely moved near the coffin and viewed their friend.

Many people speculated about their reason for staring at him like that and wished them to have peace during the difficult time.

Source: TUKO.co.ke