Kakamega teen missing since August, investigation on

Paul Amira, a Class Six pupil of Mukambi Primary School in Mumias East, Kakamega County, who went missing two Months ago. PHOTO | SHABAN MAKOKHA | NATION MEDIA GROUP

By  Shaban Makokha

What you need to know:

  • Paul Amira, who was a Class Six pupil at Mukambi Primary School, was last seen on the morning of August 9 when he went to attend to his father’s shop at Shianda shopping center.

  • Mr Were said his family has been afraid and under emotional stress since the disappearance.

  • Mr Were reported his son missing at Shianda police post and to the local administration.

  • The family has asked chiefs and their assistants to make announcements about Mr Amira’s disappearance at public barazas and funeral gatherings.

A family in Mumias East Sub-county, Kakamega, is in agony as their 16-year-old son went missing two months ago.

Paul Amira, who was a Class Six pupil at Mukambi Primary School, was last seen on the morning of August 9 when he went to attend to his father’s shop at Shianda shopping center in Shianda village.

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The father, Josephat Were, said the boy assisted him at the retail shop when he was not in school.

"A neighbour told us he saw him hiding some money in a banana stem behind the shop and asked him why he was doing that. That was when the boy closed the shop and escaped,” narrated Mr Were.

Mr Were said his family has been afraid and under emotional stress since the disappearance.

He said that on that day, his son left home in his favourite grey T-shirt, a dark blue sports trouser and rubber shoes. He said the boy left them in a jovial mood after breakfast and that he went to do his other job of operating a matatu.

He did not find Mr Amira at home when he went back in the evening.

“We thought he had visited his friends and would return later but we have counted weeks and are now running into months since his disappearance. This has taken a huge toll on the family which fears something bad may have happened to him," he said.

“We don’t know whether he is alive or if something bad happened to him. We have sent reports to all our neighbours but have not been able to find him. There is no information of his whereabouts."

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Mr Were reported his son missing at Shianda police post and to the local administration.

The family has asked chiefs and their assistants to make announcements about Mr Amira’s disappearance at public meetings such as barazas and funerals.

“We are hopeful that our son will come back one day and help us understand why he left and where he went,” Mr Were said.

Mumias police boss Peter Kattam confirmed receiving a formal report on the case and said police were investigating.

"We call on anyone with information [ on the boy to give it us to us]," he said.

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