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Girl missing for three weeks found dead in sugarcane field

Millicent Akinyi and her husband Erick Omondi outside their resident in Kisumu East on August 22, 2018. [Denish Ochieng/Standard]

The family of a girl who disappeared three weeks ago is in shock after her body was discovered on Monday evening.

The parents of 13-year-old Melka Akinyi said their daughter left home on July 29 for her aunt's house, which is a short distance from their Kajulu home.

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