Nyamira family in distress after five kin killed in one month

A family in Nyasio in North Mugirango, Nyamira County, is living in fear following the mysterious deaths of six of their kin in the last one year, five of them dying in the last one month.

The latest tragedy hit the family last week when Jane Nyaboke, 67, and two of her daughters aged 39 and 45 went missing, and their bodies were found dumped in separate thickets within the county, sparking fears that the family may be targeted by persons with unknown motives.

The family now wants the police to expedite investigations in to the killings, to alleviate their fears.

For the sixth time in less than a year, the family of Mzee Hamisi is yet again mourning the deaths of their family members who died in mysterious circumstances.

A cloud of fear, grief and uncertainty hang over this home yet again, as friends and relatives yet again visit their home to offer condolences. it is a riddle that has left many here racking their heads for answers that have so far eluded them.

Peter Moturi, a relative, said: “In the past one year, watu wamekufa hapa sita, in one month watu watano.”

Bilhar Kerubo, another relative, added: “Hata naomba serikali itusaidie sasa, watu wanauliwa kama kuku.”

The latest bereavement being that of a mother and her two daughters, whose deaths are yet another piece of a puzzle that has left the village in shock.

Jane Nyaboke and her daughter Edna left the family home to run errands, but when the sun set they didn’t return home as expected.

The following day, as the family mounted a search for the two, they were informed that Jane's other daughter Lorna Kerubo had also gone missing. The bodies of the tree women were found dumped in separate thickets within the county, bringing to five the number of members from this family who have died in the last one month.

Moturi stated: “Nilienda mortuary nikapata ni kweli mama yangu na dadangu walikuwa wameaga. Cousin yangu, cousin mwingine na mtoto wake…sasa ni mama yangu na dadangu wawili wamekufa in a mysterious way.”

Fred, another relative, said: “Mama na Edna walitoka hapa Monday kuenda kwa shosho na hawakufika. Tuesday Lorna naye akatoka kwake akienda shughuli zake, yeye pia hakupatikna.”

The family has expressed fears that they may be targets of killing by unknown people who seem keen on wiping out the entire family, even as they hit out at the police for dragging their feet in unravelling the mystery.

Abdalla Hamisi, a relative, said: ”Polisi hawafanyi kazi vile inatakikana maanake hata kuna wenye wameuwawa hapa nyumbani na polisi hawafuati…wakifanya post-mortem ni zero.”