This archive report was first published on 13 August 2019.
On July 1, Moses Aura and his wife Calend Mwajuma reported that their infant had been stolen from their home in Kwa Rhonda estate, Nakuru County. The baby was born at the Nakuru Level Five Hospital on May 25, according to the couple.
However, a woman and her husband arrested in Teso South with the infant claimed to be the parents. The couple, who are being held at Kwa Rhonda Police Station, produced a clinic booklet from a health centre that showed the woman had attended five ante-natal check-ups since January 15, as well as a post-natal exam on July 30.
Police now say they will go to court today to ask for an order to conduct DNA tests to determine the child’s parentage. The tests will be to ascertain who are the child’s biological parents because both couples claim the baby is theirs.
According to Nakuru Town West police commander Patrick Olonyi, samples will be extracted from four people. However, he noted that the clinic booklet presented by the Busia couple during investigations was new.
“The couple maintains that the baby was born at home although they have a new clinic booklet that indicates the woman attended ante-natal clinics. We are investigating the matter to find out who handed over the booklet because we sense collusion that might be aimed at defeating justice,” Mr Olonyi said.
