A fight between the wives of two brothers and the intervention of the younger man left the women widowed in a village in Muhoroni, Kisumu County.

Police said Joseph Othoro, 37, and Kennedy Otieno, 36, hacked each other on Monday and died from their injuries at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral and Ahero hospital respectively.

According to police, the drama started on Sunday when Otieno found his wife fighting her sister-in-law at home in Wangaya village, Muhoroni sub-county prompting him to intervene and caned both of them.

This angered Othoro when he heard his wife had been caned by his younger brother, which is against the Luo customs and traditions because his wife was Otieno's senior even if she was younger.

He went to the home and caused chaos before leaving and after attacking his mother and sister-in-law, forcing them to flee the village.

Otieno who was away came back and was informed of the drama and went to inquire from his brother before what had happened prompting a fight using pangas. They both died later in hospitals where they had been rushed to.

-The Star/ Cyrus Ombati