Turkana Siblings Search For Mum Who Disappeared Mysteriously 17 Years Ago After Fire Razed Home

• Sharon Ekiru shared that their dear mum walked out on them 17 years ago after their house got burnt, and less than 10 days later, her dad married another woman
• Ekiru, who was only five years old, had to watch her sister, who was three years old, and her brother, then six months old, live without a mum
• The young businesswoman wants her mum to attend dowry ceremonies, weddings, among other milestones, and if she is dead, Ekiru wants to see her grave so she may get closure

A young woman identified as Sharon Ekiru and her siblings are desperately looking for their dear mum, who walked away from their home in 2007, never to return.

Ekiru says their first house was razed down

Speaking to TUKO.co.ke, Ekiru said that their house caught fire when she was little.

Afterwards, their mum seemed to be going somewhere or to see someone, but she never returned.

"She left at around 12pm and never returned; I was around five years, but I remember very well. At the time, my immediate sibling was three years old and our last born was six months old," she said.

"My father brought home another woman in less than ten days. It wasn't very good for us. My brother always asks me where mum went and if she is coming back. Sometimes, my dad tells my sister that she is being stubborn, like our mum is still around," she added sadly.

Ekiru wants their mum dead or alive

Ekiru has since completed Form Four and is in a relationship with a good man.

"I fear that if I get married my mum will miss the best times such as my dowry ceremony and the wedding," said the young lady desperately.

"I remember one time her brother came to look for us but my step mother threatened to have him arrested by the police.We heard that he was from Naivasha," she added.

Her sister sat for her Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) in 2023 but has yet to join college. Her parents are allegedly dragging their feet in taking her to university, and Ekiru fears that she may fall into the wrong hands.

Ekiru said that not having a mother made her lack many things and grow up quickly.

"We didn't have much. Dear mum where are you? If you are dead where did they bury you at least we see your grave and get satisfied?" asked Ekiru.

Woman allegedly abducted as child seeks parents

In another story, a young woman identified as Priscilla shared how she was allegedly abducted together with her younger brother and taken to live in a different estate.

According to the young woman, she is a Kalenjin but was allegedly stolen by a Luo couple, and hence, she is looking for a Kalenjin couple who lost their children.

She told TUKO.co.ke that her parents may have worked at Telkom, Posta, Safaricom, and CCK, now CA, but she doesn't know their home county or sub-tribe.

Proofreading by Mercy Nyambura Guthua, journalist and copy editor at TUKO.co.ke