Finally, Ruth Matete buries her late husband
It was a relief for Kenyan singer Ruth Matete who after a prolonged dispute was able to bury her late husband John Apewajoye aka Beloved John on Thursday.
He was buried at the Lang’ata Cemetery in a ceremony attended by a handful of close family members and friends.
“Yes, we are at the burial this moment. The Nigerian Embassy in Kenya allowed us to go on with the burial, but after writing many letters to them,” Matete’s lawyer Robert Odanga said on phone.
John succumbed to burn injuries sustained in a fire incident at their home in Athi River in April.
However, a tussle between the Matete family and Nigerian Embassy in Kenya prevented the burial of his body.
This was even after his family in Nigeria cleared the way for the burial by giving a written consent that allowed the Damu Yako hit singer and former Tusker Project Fame winner to bury her husband in Kenya.
The two married each other in November 2019.
