Raila Decries Rising Cases of Kidnapping and Murder of Children in Kenya
ODM leader Raila Odinga has decried the rising cases of abuse, kidnapping, and murder of children in the country.
Odinga, through a statement on Thursday, called for concerted efforts to end the sad trend, saying children are the future of the country and must be safeguarded.
“We marked the day of the African child against the backdrop of increasing heartbreaking reports of missing, murdered, harmed, and abused children in our country,” said Odinga.
He urged government authorities and members of the public to play part in protecting the lives, health and future of children.
“However hard life may be, we cannot turn our backs on our children. We need vigilance. We need to report suspicious activities early and immediately. Let’s end this sad trend,” said Odinga.
He added: “Let us look towards children's health and safety concerns and away from a policy of reuniting children with their birth parents without regard to prior abusiveness.”
Cases of abuse, assault, kidnapping, rape, and murder of minors have been on the rise in the country in the recent past.
A few weeks ago, eight-year-old Shantel Nzembi was kidnapped and murdered in Kitengela, Kajiado County. Several suspects have been arrested in connection with her murder as investigations continue.
Priscilla Naserian, an 11-year-old girl who was reported missing two months ago in Kajiado was recently found dead in a bush at Maili Tisa. Police are still probing her disappearance and death.
The two are among many cases of children reported across the country, raising concern about the safety of children.
Comments (10)
We were told we are future leaders but this old thugs are still in power. Why are the cases rising? Just mentioning will not make it go away.
...there are people who are given to creating chaos to make their evil statements....or to turn around and address those same chaos in order to look good and gain some mileage....or just to make things hard and messy for everyone just because things are going their way. WHO SUFFERS???? Poor Wanjiku... God have mercy!
*correction - ....*just because things are NOT going their way.....
@justMe. You could be right. Lakini we read in horror stories that defy belief. Kenya kuna watu wanyama jamani. I saw this guy on KDM TV talking about his ordeal where he was kidnapped and sodomised by grown men who then stuck a knife up his starlight. Why? why? why? I cried. Just senseless.
God have mercy
Excuse mr Raila talking about deaths?1992/2007/08/2013/2017 many died because of your refusal yapping crying elections have bin stollen as usual causing many deaths???shame on you.If heaven is real u will pay for all those deaths.Bure kabisa
Sad to see these cases. Raila thrives on sacrifice. Ouru held mass meet in kisumu despite covid numbers gone up now ppl are infected and denying. They are eyeing coast next after Eastern. Shetani ashindwe
the cases suddenly increased in May.
Raila is not offering any solution.We all know what is happening is tragic,harmful,destructive,and against human rights of any human being,be it achild or an adult.
What we need is solutions to these menace.Raila,please provide some suggestions.We know you are not an expert,but atleast you have a platform to get attention of experts.
This witch look very old these days like Mugabe