A woman in Ikoli Village, Kakamega county is said too have stubbed her husband with a kitchen knife and killed him after they fought because of a plate of Ugali.

The incident happened on Saturday.

The couple is said to have had marital problems and efforts by the elders to reconcile them had not bore any fruit.

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The victim, Brian Indimuli 35, succumbed to injuries while being rushed to hospital.

Brian’s father said his daughter-in-law had served her husband with a plate of ugali which accidentally fell on the ground starting off the war.

Brian asked why she served him yet she apperared drunk which made her run to the house, she came back with a knife and stubbed Brian in the stomach.

“A fight broke out after my son asked her why she appeared drunk. She fled from the house and came back armed with the knife and stabbed him in the stomach,” said Brian’s father.

The lady then stabbed herself in the stomach as well. She is currently admitted at Kakamega County General Hospital.

According to Ikoli Sub-Location Assistant Chief Walter Namutali, the couple had separated for a year. He tried talking to them to resolve their problems but they had not.