A Man killed in Sori for allegedly stealing a motorbike

By Mathew Omondi and Mercy Mboya

Borrowed image of smouldering remains of a home after a blaze

It was on Thursday of 24th October 2013 at around eleven in the morning at Sori town, Nyatike sub-county, when an angry mob killed a man suspected to be Kalamindi centre, Ndhiwa sub-county for being a suspect of a stolen motorbike.

The young man who goes by the name Dan but is popularly known as “OSAMA” is reported to have stolen a motorbike from Sori and hid it in sugar-cane plantation near Kalamindi centre some few meters from their home.

The angry boda boda operators’ from Sori were tipped of this knowledge by unknown person and the mob rod for over 16 kilometres to Kalamindi where they only found the man’s wife. With anger of the lost time and efforts, they threw all the man’s personal belongings and burnt them to fizzle as the family and neighbours stared in disbelief. Like all was not over, the wife too didn't miss the wrath of mob but was luckily rushed to the nearby health facility. 

This was what one of the eye witnesses present at the scene had to say “The personal belongings were burnt beyond recognition, from spoon to chair up to bedding because if we take them to the police, the walk out freely after a short while and this is a threat to the condemners lives.” 

As the team was riding back to Sori, they spotted wanted Dan at Ratang’a centre where they were able to contain him after hours of struggle. The wild team rode the young man back to Sori town where they brutally brought his life to an end as the residents watched. 

A nine year old girl raped in Ndhiwa

By Timothy Obabo

A nine year old girl at AIC Happy Kid Academy in Kabonyo Sub-location, East Kanyamwa Location in Ndhiwa Sub County was on Tuesday, 22^nd October rapped by an unknown man near a small shrub stream known as River Onyinjo.

“The young girl had gone to fetch water in the morning only to come back some minutes later with blood streaming down her tiny feet,” said the mother. 

Inset photo of a secured scene of crime

Explaining bitterly with tears now rolling down her cheeks, she continued, “My daughter told me that a young middle aged man lowered his cap to cover his face as she approached the water but with her deeper innocence she didn’t sense any danger. Just as she went past him did the man knock the pale off her head, clanged onto on her throat before dragging her into the bushes.”

The bitter community members who has responded to the desperate call of the woman, hunted for the unknown offender who was still at large in the nearby bushes in vein. Tensed and stressed, the woman rushed her daughter Ndhiwa Sub Hospital where she was stitched, treated and nursed for a couple of days. 

In the desperate search in the bushes, another reality hit the community members when they came to terms with uncountable number of used condoms some of which were still fresh. This was a clear sign that a number of sexual immoralities have been secretly going on in the scene of crime.

The matter was reported to the area chief and much is expected from the authorities by the villagers. Unrecorded statistics from the locals indicate that rape cases have been rampant in the region but so little have reported to the authorities and worse of it all the victim fail to visit to the medical centres for any support.

The latest reports have indicated that all the school going children, both at secondary and primary level are encouraged to avoid the old murram road that runs from Pala primary to Kenya police line and use the tarmac for their safety. So let all parents be warned. 

Why you must vote ALIN today to save the future generation

By Gerald Yongo

Arid Lands Information Network (ALIN) has made an application to the grand challenge Canada to be able to raise funds towards reduction of water-borne diseases through conservation of Wangwachi dam in Laikipia, Kenya.

The essence of the idea is to harness green energy technologies for integrated watershed management, conservation and water supply systems that will increase incomes through production of irrigated nutritious food and reduction of waterborne diseases among among vulnerable communities.

Ndhiwa Citizen Voices would like to appeal to every friend of ALIN and to our readers too to simply click on this link  http://applications.grandchallenges.ca/ and vote for the organization before the expiry date of  15^th November 2013 at 1.00 pm. The team needs to gather over 2000 votes to stand the chance.

There are 19 similar project applicants in Kenya and 750 global applicants and ALIN application is now ranked 4^th with 10 votes only after, three others with the highest votes of 64. 

Simply click on the tab below the video written ‘LIKE THIS APPLICATION’ and fill in the short info to support the organizations mission. Otherwise, watching the video alone does not count! Let’s all vote to enhance this idea for it takes less than a minutes and you are done.