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Just like many other students, Jezreel Okoth Junior was due in school on Tuesday, January 6, but he has never set foot there sinceJezreel is a young boy from Kisumu, where he lives with his father, Oscar Ogutu, and mother, Caroline Atieno, who reported his disappearanceThe couple said he was okay when he got home and was going to the store for one of the requirements needed for school, as he was preparing to leave for Sawagongo Boys High SchoolAccording to his father, Ogutu, they have been looking for him everywhere to no avail and are now asking members of the public to step in and help themKisumu, Kenya: Young Jezreel Okoth Junior should be in school like his peers, but sadly, he has been missing since the day schools were set to reopen on Tuesday, January 6.
Jezreel Okoth, who is nowhere to be seen. Photos: Oscar Ogutu.
Source: UGCSpeaking to TUKO.co.ke, Jezreel’s father, identified as Oscar Ogutu, shared that his son is only 16 years old and attends Sawagongo High School.
According to his father, Jezreel was okay when he left home. He was wearing cream trousers and a red jumper.
“He went missing on Tuesday at 4 pm when he went to buy a ream of paper, and he never came back,” he said.Search option is now available at TUKO! Feel free to search the content on topics/people you enjoy reading about in the top right corner 😉
“I have a concern with my nephew, who disappeared and here are his details,” said an equally distraught uncle. In case of any information, you can reach out to: Father: Oscar Ogutu – 0727260647 / 0752396924 mother: Caroline Atieno – 0743807325 / 0739964715.
Jezreel Okoth Junior had stepped out to buy a ream paper when he disappeared. Photo: Oscar Ogutu.
Source: UGCOther families looking for their loved onesThree families in Nairobi pleaded for help after their children, aged between three and eight, vanished without a trace from the Pipeline area. Jezreel, Owen, and Allan had earlier been playing together outside the home, but later just disappearedA young family from Eldoret had sleepless nights after their children disappeared into thin air. The two were aged three months and two years, and they vanished from Kipkaren Estate on Saturday, September 27A young mother from Nyalenda’s Gorofa Chafu area in Kisumu county was devastated after a kind act led to her two children disappearing and it all started when she agreed to help a stranger who asked for help, unaware she was inviting pain into her houseThe family of Clement Mbugua moved from Murang’a and, when they landed in Nairobi, got a rude welcome, as instead of starting a new life, they lost their son, leaving them in a very precarious positionRelief as missing 13-year-old girl found safe In another story, there was a tense three-day search for Zaituni Wanjiru, which finally ended in joy after she was found safe, and the family of the 13-year-old thanked a stranger who trusted her instincts.
The teen wandered the neighbourhood after falling out with her mother, she sleept in a kibanda and sold plastic items for survival.
There was an emotional reunion between daughter and mother, and daughter with the youngster, opening up about her three days on the run.
Proofreading by Asher Omondi, copy editor at TUKO.co.ke.
Source: TUKO.co.ke
Authors:
Susan Mwenesi (Human-Interest editor)
Susan Mwenesi is a Human Interest editor. She studied Journalism and Public Relations at TU-K, International Center for Journalists’ Early Childhood Development Reporting, Google News Initiative Training on Advance Digital Reporting, Fighting Misinformation, and Experimenting with New Formats (2024). Over 10 years, Susan has worked at K24, Baraka FM, Health Media,TechMoran. She is a Bloomberg Media Initiative, National Geographic, International Centre for Journalists, KICTANet, AKU Graduate School of Media, Communications Digital ABC training by WAN-IFRA fellow. Email: susan.mwenesi@tuko.co.ke