In Summary:
- Human Trafficking Syndicate
- Police Report (OB)
- Livestream – Court proceedings
Four people including medical practitioners working in both public and private sectors accused of stealing and attempting to sell a child from Bungoma County Referral Hospital (BCRH) for Kshs. 80,000/= were on 13th Feb 2023 arraigned in a Bungoma Court. The four were remanded for two days and were therefore expected to appear in court on 15th Feb 2023 but the Police arraigned then on 14th Feb 2023 where they pleaded not guilty and were therefore remanded at Bungoma prison till 17th Feb 2023 when the case will come up for mention.
On 13th during the court appearance, Attempts by the prosecution to have them remanded for 21 days to necessitate a DNA test to be conducted were profusely fought by the legal team in defense of the accused with claims that one Dr. Owola had medical condition the needed urgent medical attention at Lifecare hospital as well insinuations that it was needless to remand the four since they’d already been in police custody for days.
Sources indicate that the four are a cartel that has been adversely mentioned in numerous disappearance of children cases thus child trafficking;
- Irene Atieno, an employee (social worker) at Kimilili Subcounty Hospital
- Joseline Simiyu
- Robai Nanyama Namiti,
- Joseph Owola, the proprietor of JOE Medical Clinics.
The fifth person Rodah Namiti who had been arrested has now become a state witness according to reliable sources from Bungoma Police
LIVESTREAM from Bungoma Court:
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ikuweikuwe.com has learnt that Mercy Chebet claims to have given birth to a boy and a girl on 5th December 2022, through a caesarean section. She however received one baby only (girl) a while later. Her inquiry on the whereabouts of the other child was met with harsh tones, as the doctor insisted that she gave birth to one.
She reported the matter at Bungoma Police who upon investigations found one Joseline Simiyu in possession of a suspected stolen child thought to be Chebet’s. Further interrogations prompted her to implicate Robai Nanyama Namiti a staff at JOE Medical Clinics who in-turn implicated her boss the CEO Mr. Owola saying he was the one who brought the child to her
ikuweikuwe.com is also reliably informed that Irene Atieno a County staff redeployed to kimilili sometimes back and has refused to end her operations in BCRH is also adversely mentioned in several cartel-like activities under investigations and will therefore not be revealed in this article. She is however said to have been in the process of sourcing for a buyer who tipped off the Police at Kshs. 80,000/=
The four will nerveless be charged with child trafficking since non of them claimed ownership of the said child in their possession.
OB REPORT:
BUNGOMA COUNTY
BUNGOMA SOUTH SUBCOUNTY
BUNGOMA POLICE STATION
SUB: THEFT OF A CHILD INCIDENT REPORT
Refer OB.NO 66/11/2/2023 at 2140hrs. It was reported by one Mercy Chebet Sabaot/f/a a resident of Chepyuk within Mt Elgon Subcounty, that on the 5th December 2022 she was admitted at Bungoma County Referral hospital maternity ward where she gave birth to twins (baby boy &baby girl) through ceaserian however she was only handed over one baby girl. She questioned the where about of the other baby since during pre-natal clinics, an ultra sound was done, and it showed that she was carrying twins. She further alleges that the doctors who attended to her wished her away and withdrew all other documents from her. DCI team from Bungoma South commenced investigations whereas at around 2300hrs at Bungoma township map reference XR 739636 3kms South of the station one Joseline Nakhumincha Simiyu was found in possession of stolen unnamed baby while in the company of other three women and one man namely 1. Irene Atieno of ID no. 22607697, an employee (social worker) at Kimilili Subcounty Hospital 2. Robai Nanyama Namiti ID no. 10857184 3. Rodah Namiti of ID no. 23606947 and 4. Dr Joseph Owola of ID no.1680862 the proprietor of JOE Medical Clinics. All arrested and placed in custody, one baby boy recovered. Case PBC SCCIO Bungoma South dealing
Bungoma residents have encouraged the Police to press on with the fight against child trafficking involving hospitals at birth
In a rejoinder;
- BCRH Medical Superintendent Mr. Wanikina is said to have distanced the facility from the vice while insisting that records show the mother gave birth to one child only
- My rat at the Police indicates that the DNA test will either vindicate or condemn BCRH but it will not in any way save the accused from child trafficking charges since they all denied owning the child.
