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Wednesday, November 3, 2021

Man kills son in a brawl with his wife over hospital visit in Turkana

Eric November 03, 2021 0

A 35-year-old man from Turkana South sub-county has killed his two-year-old son following an altercation with his wife over hospital visit.

According to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), the suspect had disagreed with his wife over her intentions to take their sick son to hospital as he insisted that his wife should instead look after his goats.

In a statement on Tuesday, the DCI stated, “Before the incident which occurred at around 1pm in Lopur village, Eyenae Ekwom, 35, had quarreled his wife over her intentions to take the 2-year-old to hospital, since the baby was feeling unwell. Instead, he wanted his wife to tend to his goats oblivious of the state of his sick child.”

The sleuths added that after the wife defied him, the man attacked her and the child.

“When his wife became defiant and insisted on taking the baby to the local dispensary for treatment, the man descended on them with blows and kicks leaving the baby unconscious after he hit him with a stick,” the DCI added.

Unfortunately, the baby was pronounced dead on arrival at a local dispensary. The mother sustained injuries on her face and legs.

Detectives are on a manhunt for the 35-year-old suspect who went into hiding.

Friday, October 23, 2020

Governor Nanok cries foul over Ngaren museum project

Turkana

Eric October 23, 2020 0

Turkana Governor Josphat Nanok has expressed his disappointment over the switching of locations for the Ngaren Museum Project.

The Ksh8.2 billion museum project, commissioned by paleoanthropologist Dr. Richard Leakey was to be constructed in Turkana but the location has been switched to Loodariak in Kajiado County.

The purpose is to enhance human evolution knowledge.

According to Nanok, there are corruption tendencies in the project linked to the switch.

The governor said, "This is a public asset mooted and was to be erected in Turkana County since 2016 and be co-owned (government, communities and private sector (Dr Leakey). Lots of work went into its early planning and funds were raised too, only for it to be diverted to private land. This is corruption."

Dr Leakey and his wife Maeve donated 300 acres on which the museum is set to be built in honour of their discovery of the best-preserved fossils of the ancient ancestors of man.

The structure of the museum is designed to be 80 meters tall, reflecting the ancient hand axes and other primitive tools.

Dr. Leakey outlined, "Ngaren museum represents a celebration of the beginning of all humanity, of life and its amazing biodiversity. It is dedicated to educating humankind on our shared past and tells the story of our common ancestry, our epic journey of evolution."

Daniel Libeskind, an architect known for building the iconic World Trade Center in New York, US developed the museum project design.

The museum is set to be constructed in 2020 with projections of readiness in 2026.

It will also be an avenue for conference rooms, partner institutions, a restaurant, and a small amphitheatre for hosting events such as social, business, and family gatherings.