Nancy Odindo, a TUKO.co.ke journalist, has over four years of experience covering Kenyan politics, news, and features for digital and print media.

Twelve suspects of Ugandan origin have been arrested and detained at Kapenguria Police Station in connection with the alleged abduction, murder, and cannibalism of school-going children.

Authorities confirmed that the suspects confessed to killing and eating eight boys, though no human remains were retrieved to support the claims.

According to County Criminal Investigations Officer Daniel Musangi, police were preparing to excavate a toilet suspected to have been used to dispose of human remains.

The chilling revelations triggered violent demonstrations in the Bendera area, where angry residents blocked the Kapenguria-Lodwar Highway on Saturday, July 5, demanding that the suspects be handed over for mob justice.

The situation escalated as residents pelted police officers with stones, ignoring pleas from Kapenguria OCS Evans Omanga and Assistant County Commissioner Emily Ogolla to restore calm.

Tensions remain high in the area, with locals claiming the suspects targeted children between the ages of five and 13.

The gruesome discovery was made inside burnt-down ruins of homes belonging to the suspects, where hundreds of children’s clothes, school uniforms, exercise books, and shoes were uncovered, strongly indicating that many of the victims were school-going children abducted while commuting.

Ropes allegedly used in the abductions were also recovered at the scene.

Authorities revealed that one key suspect managed to flee across the border into Uganda. Efforts are underway in collaboration with Ugandan security forces to track him down.

In a heart-wrenching development, Cheptana Elizabeth, a mother whose son disappeared in 2006, identified clothing she believes belonged to her missing child, Elijah Longolomoi.

The boy vanished after attending church, and his family has searched for answers ever since.

"I've held onto hope for years. I sought help from churches and witchdoctors but found no answers. The pain has even given me stomach ulcers. Now, seeing his clothes—it's just too much to bear."

Authorities pledged to intensify investigations and deliver justice, even as the community grapples with fear, grief, and outrage over the horrifying allegations.

However, Musangi noted that the investigation was slowed by locals who torched the suspects’ homes, potentially destroying critical forensic evidence.

He added that the police would seek a court order to allow for the excavation of the suspected dump site in a bid to collect concrete proof.

The shocking revelations came just days after enraged residents ambushed and set fire to homes believed to belong to suspects involved in the abduction and murder of a seven-year-old boy in the same area.

In other news, a 55-year-old man, Stephen Onserio, was accused of killing his wife, Evelyne Nyaboke, and cooking parts of her body.

Authorities said he fed the remains to their children, claiming their mother had travelled.

The gruesome discovery shocked residents and prompted a full police investigation after the suspect was burnt alive by an irate mob.

Source: TUKO.co.ke