: Tears flowed freely as a seven-year-old, Blessings Tamara, who was assaulted and buried by a market porter, was finally laid to rest in Laikipia county amid calls for justice.

Tamara's family and friends gathered at the Solio Ranch for her burial days after her body was found wrapped in a gunny bag and buried under the house of Nicholas Macharia in Witemere, Nyeri county.

Although the suspect is now in police custody, emotions are still raw, and there is still anger after what he has done. As the camera panned from one person to another, many of them could be seen wiping tears, gripped by grief over the senseless death.

"Your infectious smile filled our house with life and warmth; you were a very loving elder sister to Lisa Wambui. We will carry your light with us and fight for your justice," said Tamara's dad, Kevin Nyaga.

During the burial, many called for the Waitemere area where the girl was found to be dug out as there could be more kids buried there.

Jacqueline Ruguru, who was instrumental in helping to find the little girl, demanded that the area where Nicholas Macharia used to live be thoroughly dug out to see if there were other girls who had been buried down there.

"There is a possibility of finding daughters, sons, maybe aunts, mothers and grandmothers buried down there," said Ruguru.

Lawyer Gacheri Wabandi called on members of the public to be vigilant and pursue anyone who is deemed to be carrying out such acts for further action.

Anne Anyango of the Gender and Equality Commission said that they have taken up Tamara's case and will be assisted by three other advocates from the Law Society of Kenya gender committee and another pro bono lawyer.

At this point the results from Tamara's DNA analysis along with mental assessmnt of the perpetrator will be released in two weeks' time.

In another story, Westkagu Jacque, shared a blow-by-blow account of how seven-year-old Tamara was found dead.

According to the counsellor and rights activists, Tamara was a common face in the Nyeri market, where her mother and grandmother worked as traders. When she was seen with Julius Macharia, no one thought anything was amiss.

The man allegedly offered her a sweet and was captured by the CCTV of a local establishment walking with her and that is the last time she was seen alive again.

Source: TUKO.co.ke