 She did not believe in Luo ancestral spirits nor accept the custom of burial at Otieno’s birthplace, and regarded the marginal role given to Luo widows as demeaning.Otieno’s brother and clan’s argument was that, despite his lifestyle, Otieno had not severed his relations with his clan, but respected and adhered to Luo custom and traditions, so Luo customary law was relevant to him.Under these customs, his brother was the adult blood relation charged with organising his burial, which takes the form a rite of passage for the dead person’s spirit to join Luo ancestral spirits and which marginalises widows.