Jacob Juma was a man of means and, it turns out, a man of family.
On the day of burial, three secret wives turned up with two children each. In fact, four other children out of his reported six children out of wedlock, commonly referred to us wild oats, were paraded alongside the two he had with his official wife, Miriam Wairimu, during his funeral service in Bungoma County on Saturday, May 14.
Juma is said to have had three other women in his life besides Miriam who showed up on the eve of his funeral. According to reports, Jacob Juma had a Tanzania woman, a Ugandan as well as one from western Kenya as if living to the spirit of the East Africa Community.
The three claimed to have met Jacob Juma in the early 90s. They were reportedly allowed to address mourners. Miriam, Juma’s known wife’s children are aged 9 and 10 years old.
Miriam is sister to wealthy businessman Jimmy Wanjigi and apparently had never been to Jacob Juma’s rural home of Bungoma since marrying him, according to TUKO.
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Upon his murder on Thursday, May 5, it emerged that Juma had the weird habit of picking random women from social media, especially Facebook and his vast wealth made it so easy for him.
He would personally send messages to them and ask them out for dinner dates. In one, he offered to date a lady who shared a screenshot of their conversation on social media earlier on the morning of his death.
The appearance of the women won him praise from Luhya men, who said he had lived to the true spirit of a man from the community.
A man is a man even in death. Now more women appearing with JJ’s kids. I love our men. They must always sow seeds mpaka Tanzania,” said Marita Makinia posting in the Bungoma Digest facebook forum.
Brianchela Walumoli Musungu: “Guys you know our culture when a man of the home dies somebody is appointed to take over the widow, kids,wealth and home(I mean inheritance) who has been appointed to take up this duties??? Namwe….yesiyesi kemwate musiwanja???”
