MPs ask British soldiers to return abducted Kenyan boy injured by bomb

Samburu Women Representative Maison Leshomo addresses the media at Parliament on Wednesday 27/08/14 on the conflicts in the area. [PHOTO/BONIFACE OKENDO/STANDARD]

Two legislators from Samburu County have petitioned the UK government to help in tracing a boy allegedly abducted by British soldiers currently training in the region.

Samburu Woman Representative Maison Leshomo (pictured) and her Samburu East counterpart Raphael Letimalo demanded that the soldiers disclose the whereabouts of 10-year-old Ekisonga Nyasasai, who sustained severe injuries when a bomb that was left unattended went off. The leaders said the residents’ lives were at risk on account of bombs left unattended by the soldiers training in the area. According to the two lawmakers, the boy was abducted from a local hospital. Leshomo demanded the immediate disclosure of the boy’s whereabouts.  The MPs want outgoing British High Commissioner Dr Christian Turner to intervene and ensure the boy is found.