Kakamega Boy Who Started Walking To Nairobi In Search Of Mum Returns Home

• A boy who ran away from home and started walking to Nairobi on foot was found in Kericho by a good Samaritan, identified as Everline
• According to Everline, the boy shared that he was going to Nairobi on foot to look for this dear mum, identified as Jackline Nyasambu
• Everline called his grandmother, who came for him, and she also told TUKO.co.ke that the boy never shared he was being mistreated by the grandmother

Kericho- A young boy who left his home in Kakamega on foot to go and look for his mum in Nairobi has returned home safe and sound.

How did the boy land in Kericho?

In a Facebook post shared by blogger Anyama Wa Anyamah, it was revealed that the boy had been footing for four days and had come from the home of Laban Aswani, his grandfather.

According to the post, he was heading to Nairobi to search for his mother, Jackline Nyasambu.

"We held him here, waiting for the chief to hand him over. I later got a call from his grandmother who immediately came for him," said Everline, a good Samaritan who found him in Kericho.

When TUKO.co.ke inquired if the boy was running away from any mistreatment at home, Everline said that the grandmother denied mistreating him and that the boy did not divulge any information.

Kenyans react to the boy being found

Magiri Florence

"That is how they end up being street children...coming to Nairobi to look for her mum wapi aki."

Paul Shikanga:

"Anyamah Wa Anyamah The boys wants to meet the mum, that's the only person he should be handed to...not the chief or grandfather."

Makwata M. Jullie:

"This is just so sad. Trekking for days without a sweater and the way Kericho is cold."

Caroline Minyoso Agufa:

"Ladies ukiacha watoto home kindly be checking on them. Maybe huyu amekaa sana bila kwenda kuona watoto. Amemiss kuona mama."

Shirler Angaya:

"It has been sorted courtesy of area subchief."

Bahati Boys High School student shares account with kidnappers

In another story, a Bahati Boys High School student identified as Lloyd Ochieng finally returned home safe and sound after a harrowing ordeal with alleged kidnappers.

The young man went missing while going to school. He said that he had just found himself in a mud hut and later in a big field.

According to the family spokesman, the men were asking them for KSh 100,000, or they would kill the boy at 2pm, but later on, the boy was brought home without money, a bag or shoes.

Proofreading by Otukho Jackson, a multimedia journalist and copy editor at TUKO.co.ke