A cloud of despair looms over Kayole following the mysterious disappearance of 13-year-old Joseph Duncan Odhiambo, a Grade Five pupil at Komarock South Primary School.
Joseph was last seen on September 28, 2024, after attending his regular Saturday remedial classes, leaving his family frantic with worry.
Joseph’s father, Edward Otieno, became increasingly alarmed when he returned home late that evening to find his son had not yet returned from school.
“I dropped him off at Komarock South Primary in the morning before heading to work.
When I got home around 9 PM, I was shocked to discover he wasn’t there,” Edward recounted.
Concerned for his son’s safety, Edward contacted James Mutuko, the teacher on duty, to ask about Joseph’s whereabouts.
Mutuko assured him that Joseph was safe and promised to personally bring him home later that evening.
However, as the night went on without any sign of his son, Edward’s attempts to reach the teacher went unanswered.
“The teacher told me he had sent my son to escort a sick friend home and promised to bring him back himself. But when I called again around midnight, he didn’t answer,” Edward said.
The next morning, Edward reached out to Mutuko again, demanding information about his son’s disappearance.
Instead of providing answers, the teacher warned him to stop calling.
Attempts to contact the school’s management proved fruitless, as even Mutuko ignored calls from his colleagues and superiors.
Desperate for help, Edward reported the situation to the Kayole Police Station.
“When I called the teacher on Sunday morning, he insisted my son would come home but told me not to contact him again.
It was only when his fellow teachers and even the school chairman tried to reach him that he refused to answer.
That’s when I decided to go to the police,” he explained.
The teacher was subsequently summoned by officers from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) in Kayole but was released after questioning.
Efforts obtain by media a comment from Mutuko were unsuccessful, as he hung up on the reporter.
Meanwhile, Joseph Duncan Odhiambo’s family is urgently appealing to the public for assistance in locating their missing son.
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