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Family of
Jack Ochieng who went missing alongside three other people last week is now
demanding answers on his whereabouts from the police officers.
The
family had turned up at the Murang’a county government mortuary to check on a
body which had been retrieved from the river on Thursday but they said it does
not belong to Ochieng.
Ndona
Ochieng, sister to Jack said they had high hopes of getting their brother, but
the body they found here belonged to a different person.
“We
checked the body, it was very fresh so we could not confuse him for another
person. Jack had some body marks that we were checking but this body did not
have them” said Ndona.
She said
everything in the family has come to a standstill and they have been
emotionally drained due to the disappearance of their kin with their ailing
parents being the most affected.
“Our
parents are ailing and this issue has taken a toll on them and I am afraid we
might lose them “she said.
She said
they have been to nearly all the morgues within the city and the neighbouring
counties in search of him to no avail saying this has been traumatizing them.
She said
the police have been silent on this matter and they are not getting any
assistance from the government to search for him.
“At this
point we want our brother dead or alive, and the police should hasten in
tracing him because he could be lying somewhere his body wasting away and we
need the government to help” she added.
“This
matter has taken so long and we have tried our best on this issue but the
government should tell us what else we can do to find him” she added.
Cliff
Ochieng, brother to Jack said they are worried of having him being associated
with criminals despite him having a clean record.
He said
his brother could have been a victim of circumstances and it would be very
wrong if his life has been taken away.
He said
he has viewed more than 20 bodies from as far as Nakuru in his frantic efforts
to trace his brother to no avail.
“Jack has
worked with tours and travel companies and had a car hire business and we don’t
know him being involved in any criminal activities” said the brother.
“Even if
he was involved in any crime, we should have been told and the necessary legal
action taken instead of having him killed because everyone has a right to life”
he added.
Cliff
appealed to the government to help in search of their kin for their brother to
be found soonest possible.
“We just
want our brother back dead or alive and we won’t take any action against anyone
who could be involved in this” he remarked.
Salima
Njoki from Haki Africa who had accompanied the family said the inspector
general of police Hilary Mutyambai should be answerable for the death of the
two people whose bodies have been found and the whereabouts of the ones yet to
be found.
She said
there was a worrying trend of people going missing and their bodies found
dumped in various places.
She also
questioned how the body of Elijah Obuong found its way to Murang’a despite
there being a restriction of movement into the county.
“These
are families in pain and they are seeking answers on what happened to their
loved ones” she said.
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