This archive report was first published on 17 July 2020.
On June 11, two children, Alvina Mutheu and Henry Jacktone, went missing from their home in Njoguini estate, Athi River. Their parents reported them missing, but the police investigation that followed has been shrouded in mystery.
According to police accounts, the children were last seen at around 10:30am watching an earth mover dig trenches 20 meters from their apartment. However, their parents dispute this claim, saying it is a lie.
"We don't have a car. Those children do not know how car doors are opened. And even if they really wanted to open a car door, there are so many vehicles around here to make them go all the way to a police station and lock themselves in," said Alvina's mother, Catherine Munyiva.
The bodies of the two children were found in a grey Toyota Allion registration number KCT 510X, parked in the police station's parking lot. Alvina's body was found wearing a purple sweater, purple trousers with a red stripe, and orange gumboots, while Jacktone's body was naked, with his clothes on the front seat.
Despite the police investigation, many questions remain unanswered. How did the children end up in the parking lot unseen? How did no one notice the stench of their decomposing bodies for so long? And who killed the two children and why?
As the investigation continues, the parents of the two children are left searching for answers. "If there is someone who had an issue with us, why did they have to take the children? What did they want? I waited for my daughter to come for lunch in vain," said Alvina's mother.
With the bodies badly decomposed, the only hope lies on a forensic entomologist to tell exactly when the two children died. The results of this process will take another two weeks.
