Kenyan Woman Who Abandoned Husband of 20 Years to 'Marry' The Holy Spirit Found Dead

A woman who stunned Kenyans last year after dumping her husband of 20 years to ‘marry’ the Holy Spirit is dead.

Elizabeth Nalem, a mother of six, was found dead in a forest near her home in Makutano, West Pokot County over the weekend.

Kapenguria OCPD Kipkemoi Kirui said the woman’s mutilated and decomposing body was discovered on Saturday, more than a week after she was seen heading to the forest carrying a panga and walking stick. Police suspect she may have been attacked by wild animals in the forest.

Nalem hit media headlines after she exchanged wedding vows with the Holy Spirit in a ceremony attended by hundreds of residents at Chelang’a Gardens on May 25th, 2021.

Her neighbor Pastor Albert Rumaita granted her wish by buying her a wedding gown and officiating the unusual wedding. 

“I made the decision to preside over, plan and fund the wedding because the world might just be coming to an end and because I’m her neighbor,” said Pastor Rumaita.

Nalem left her matrimonial home and her children under the care of her husband Joshua Nalem to dedicate her life to the church. 

After the wedding, Nalem started walking from Makutano to neighboring Uganda for a ‘honeymoon.’

“God has shown me signs to travel to the United States when am done with Uganda. He told me to travel the world but I told him I won’t be able and requested him to recruit other members to help me in spreading the gospel,” she said at the time.

“I talked to my husband and told him to take care of my children. I am being guided by the Holy Spirit. When He tells me to go back home, I will but right now he hasn’t,” she added.