She may have lived in Nairobi city while her husband was alive, far away from the rural where traditions and rituals are rife.
But following her husband's death to cancer, Monica, the widow of Kibra MP Ken Okoth, finds herself in unfamiliar territory.
Drama has unfolded right before her eyes, starting with the rude interruption of her eulogy by Nairobi County Governor Mike Sonko who made his entrance to the memorial service as she spoke about her husband.
Mr Sonko, when given the opportunity to address mourners on Thursday, went on to spill Ken Okoth's private affairs for the public, much to the consternation of many.
Now Monica is confronted with Luo cultural traditions, practiced for many years and passed down from one generation to another.
A section of Luo elders who want Monica to be inherited by her in-laws said she should undergo the rituals soon after a banana stem is buried at Okoth's maternal home.
Among the rites the elders want Monica to undergo is "twe chola" that is associated with wife inheritance.
Wife inheritance is a ritual practiced by the Luo community in Kenya.
But the practice is also common in other communities and was common among the Jewish people in Old Testament era.
During this period, Luo Council of Elders Chairman Nyandiko Ongadi said Monica is expected to wear the clothes of her fallen husband for a period of time agreed upon with the family members.
"She was married to a Luo, therefore, we expect her to proceed with the inheritance rites as per our culture," said Mr Ongadi.
In the event that the deceased's clothes cannot fit her, the elder said she is expected to put a mark in her clothes to signify that she is mourning.
Mr Ongadi said that upon completion of the rites, Monica should be inherited by one of Okoth's brothers.
"That's our culture and there should be no negotiations about it. If she is a Luo widow, then the culture should take its course," said the elder.
The late MP was cremated on Saturday at Kariakor crematorium in an event skipped by his mother Angeline Ongere.
Nairobi's nominated MCA Anne Thumbi who claimed to be Okoth's second wife had on Thursday obtained a court order barring his cremation and burial.
Ms Thumbi claimed that her son, Jayden Okoth was locked out from participating in the ceremony.
On Sunday, the late MPs mother arrived in her Oginga village home in Kabondo kasipul to complete burial rites, which included burying a banana stalk.
Earlier, Okoth's paternal family in Kochia village, Rangwe Constituency in Homa Bay County wanted his remains interred next to his father's grave, the late Nicholas Obonyo who died in 1993.
But the family, weary of negative publicity, ejected journalists from the home just hours before the arrival of Okoth's mother.
Trouble for the family started when Okoth's mother warned "opportunist women" from turning up to claim that they had had relationships with her dead son.
But that warning seemed to have angered Mr Sonko, who claimed that Okoth had a child out of wedlock with a Nairobi County Woman Representative, Anne Thumbi.
The late Kibra MP’s body was cremated on Saturday after the court lifted orders barring his burial on request from Ms Anne Thumbi, who wanted her child recognised as Okoth’s offspring.
