Woman storms wedding in Kenya with two children, claiming the groom was her husband (photos)

There was drama at the PCEA Church in Kanyama, Mathira
Constituency, Kenya on Saturday, April 8th, when a wedding
taking place was temporary stopped after a woman claims
that the groom was her husband and father of her children.

The woman identified as Lydia Mugure stormed the church
accompanied by her two children and demanded entry after
police officers locked the main gate denying her and other
church members access. While outside the church, she cried
that her husband had neglected her and their children since
December 2016. She claims he was getting married to the
officiating minister's secretary named Grace.
"We broke up on December 31, 2016. I have no problem with
our separation but he has decided to marry again. I have two
children, one aged 10 and the other aged 5. What I want is he
takes his children with him. He has married another woman in
pretence of having no children. I also want to marry without
the stress of being a mother," she said.
"We have been married for ten years. I don't want him. On
Wednesday, he had told me that the wedding would not take
place. As at yesterday (Friday April 7th) plans of the wedding
were still on. That is why I came here today to disrupt the
wedding. Let us first settle the children dispute and then we
can move on after that. He has a pending case at the
children's court. He has been summoned four times to appear
before the court, but he has never honoured the court
summons" ranted Ms Mugure.
After exchanging their vows, the new couple quickly left the
church while being hidden by family members. A crowd
outside the church reportedly stoned the couple's convoy as
it sped off.
Congregants, who attended the wedding criticized the
officiating Minister named Moses Muturi for rushing the
function, saying they had been informed of the wedding just
few days ago. They threatened to boycott Sunday service
unless Rev. Muturi apologizes and rectifies his mistake.
"Rev. Muturi is corrupt. He had received money from the
groom and that is why he rushed the whole exercise," a
congregant who spoke under anonymity, alleged.
"The two, who tied the knot, are not our church members. We
protested the announcement of their planned wedding last
Sunday. Today, we were locked out of the church. There was
no single elder in the church to witness the wedding. That
was just wrong. The Rev. has smeared mud on our
church,"another source added.
However, the Minister said the wedding can only be stopped
by a court order.
"So, we had no reason to stop the wedding. So, the two's
marriage is now formal. The former wife can go to court,"
said Rev. Muturi.
Source: Edaily.co.ke