Homabay professional mourners association (HPMA) are now demanding Governor Gladys Wanga who hired them to help her mourn her best friend the late Charles Were to clear with them, the group of 1200 members led by their chairman Omondi Ndoj and treasurer Tresia Awiyo have decried delayed payment and lack of communication by Gladys Wanga even after they professionally mourned Were and made Kenyans believe the deceased was loved by people of Kasipul. They warn her that unless she pays they’ll storm the funeral and start laughing uncontrollably.
The professional mourners are always paid to attend funeral of popular people in Luo Nyanza. They cry and roll on the ground to show that indeed the deceased was loved. Their daily routine is to practise on how to welcome tears naturally.
