By Maryanne Wangare
He has been
away for the last 5 years, last seen towards the General Election. He is being traced
in the eve of another General Election. He never voted because he had just
applied for the Identity Card and could not wait to have it save for the waiting
card he left with. His kinsmen later collected the vital document ironically to
help in tracing him.
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| Shadrack Foiyo Kiptanui being traced |
Shadrack
Foiyo Kiptanui, 28 disappeared in July 2007and has never been seen nor heard of
since then. His disappearance has remained a constant heartache to the family
and his ageing parents. Mr. Samwel Kiptanui, 73 and Mrs. Rachel Muthoni, 70
have never heard of their son since he left their home-stead in search of a
job. The parents who are recovering from the effects of post-election violence
after being displaced in Keringet, Nakuru County and sought refuge in Laikipia are
still in awe of their son’s disappearance.
When they
visited Laikipia Rural Voices (LRV),
offices seeking for help, the only form of identity for their son is an old
photograph and a new Identity Card collected on behalf of their son which was
issued in Ng’arua. Shadrack, appears to be 5 feet tall with a light
complexion in the photograph.
The lad is
said to have dropped in class eight and opted for menial jobs. He initially
worked in a wholesale shop in Karandi. He is said to have also worked in Kamuru
both in Laikipia County.
Efforts to
trace him have hit a snag. He last called in 2010 using somebody else’s phone
and claimed to be in Garissa. When the owner of the phone was contacted he
denied knowledge of the person being sought.
The last
born son and the ninth child in Kiptanui’s family of eleven children have
caused more jitters with worries of youth initially recruited by the Al-Shabbab
militia group being wiped out by Kenya Defence Forces in Somalia.
LRV is asking members of the public to
pass any information regarding the whereabouts of Shadrack Kiptanui to help his
family unravel the mystery.
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