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Parents beware, children aren’t stolen by strangers

Elizabeth Wanjiru went to visit her sister in school when her twin boys disappeared six years ago. [Photo: David Njaaga, Standard]

Last week, news of the disappearance of a two-week old baby from Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi, sparked outrage.

Although the baby, Prince Ouko, was later rescued from the hands of her abductor in Kawangware, the episode made many parents who have lost babies in unclear circumstances come forward to narrate their heartrending tales.

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