This archive report was first published on 1 October 2019.
On September 26, 2019, DNA test results were compiled at the government chemist laboratory, revealing a shocking truth about the parentage of a four-month-old baby in Nakuru, Kenya.
The results, presented before Principal Magistrate Bernard Mararo, excluded Lilian Auma and Calland Mwajuma as the biological mothers of the infant.
"Based on DNA profile generated from the listed samples, both Auma and Mwajuma are excluded as biological mothers to the infant," read the report compiled by Ms Pamela Okello from the government laboratory.
According to the DNA test results, the baby had no gain of DNA from either Auma or Mwajuma, leaving investigators with more questions than answers regarding the baby's parentage.
On July 1, 2019, Mwajuma had reported the baby missing after she left the baby with her friend and stepped out for a while.
On August 11, 2019, detectives investigating the case of child trafficking arrested Auma in Busia County and took her to Nakuru, where the baby had allegedly been stolen from Mwajuma.
The Nakuru court stopped Auma from entering a plea to child trafficking case until the DNA results were known.
The matter has now been transferred to the State Counsel Nelly Waweru, who has requested the Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) office for further investigations.
The case will be mentioned on October 14, as the court awaits briefing from the prosecution in regards to investigations into the matter.
