This archive report was first published on 11 July 2020.
On July 1, the bodies of Alvina Mutheu, 3, and Henry Jacktone, 4, were found in a car parked at Athi-River Police Station. The incident has sparked a heated debate, with the families of the minors questioning the police findings that the children could have suffocated inside the car.
According to sources familiar with the investigations, the DCI homicide investigators have concluded recording of statements but were yet to get any new leads on the case. The families have now made fresh calls to the DCI to provide them with answers on the death of the two children.
Government pathologist Johansen Odour has ruled out the possibility that the children could have been involved in a hit and run accident. The postmortem revealed that the children did not suffer any broken bones nor did they have any visible body injuries.
Clinton Odhiambo, Jacktone's father, expressed his concerns, saying, "They should tell us how our children ended up in that car and if anyone was involved." Stephen Muthiani, Alivina's father, also expressed his doubts, stating that he was not convinced that his daughter walked for close to two kilometres to the police station and entered the car.
As the investigation continues, the DCI is considering an inquest into the mysterious death of the two children. The investigators are a step away from recommending an inquest after police failed to gather enough evidence to press criminal charges.
