The lifeless bodies of two children aged six and eight have been discovered in a shallow grave in Kapkerkeny village, Bureti constituency, Kericho County.
Kericho County Police Commander Geoffrey Mayek, confirming the incident, informed journalists yesterday that the bodies of the siblings—a boy and a girl—were found wrapped in a red blanket inside a grave one metre deep.
Mayek mentioned that the deceased were students in Grade 1 and PP1 at Kipkerkeny Primary School.
“We have launched an investigation into the incident with a view of establishing how and who killed the children and subsequently delivering justice to them,” he said.
Joylene Soi, the grandmother of the children, stated that she had left them at home on July 12 around 4 p.m to go shopping on Ng’oina Road.
“When I returned home at around 7:30 pm, I found neither my daughter nor the grandchildren at home, and I assumed that their mother had taken them with her,” she said.
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Betherlyn Cherotich, the children’s aunt, informed the police that she had called their mother on July 14, and the mother mentioned she was with them in Nakuru.
“She abruptly hung up when I asked about the welfare of the children,” she said.
Dennis Kimutai Yegon, the children’s uncle, reported that while he was fencing near the banana plantation, he observed dogs fighting near a one-meter-deep hole from which they were dragging out a blanket. The foul smell coming from the hole led Yegon to investigate it.
“I chased the dogs away and discovered two mutilated bodies wrapped in a red blanket. I immediately called the area chief, who informed the Officer Commanding Station,” he said.
Mayek stated that the scene was examined and the bodies were transported to Kapkatet Mortuary for an autopsy.
“We urge anyone with information related to this heinous crime to come forward and assist the police in their investigation,” he said.
By Frank Mugwe
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