A woman accused of abducting a six-year-old boy in May 2025 has told an Eldoret court that she purchased the child for sh.30,500 from a willing seller because she was unable to have children of her own.
Appearing before Principal Magistrate Cheronoh Kesse at the Eldoret Law Courts, Monicah Kwamboka admitted the boy was not her biological son but claimed she bought him from a woman introduced to her by her aunt.
Kwamboka pleaded with the court to release her temporarily so she could help locate the woman who allegedly sold her the child, a Grade One pupil from Langas estate in Eldoret.
She explained that her troubles began after she lost her first-born child and failed to conceive again after remarrying.
In desperation, she said, her aunt connected her with a woman in Langas, leading to the illegal transaction.
Court documents indicate the boy was reported missing on May 16, 2024, in Langas, an informal settlement in Uasin Gishu County.
During the proceedings, the boy’s mother, Abscondita Azenga, broke down in tears as she described the anguish of searching for her missing son for over a year without success.
Azenga, a mother of three, said she was contacted by police at Langas Police Station and asked to identify a child in a photograph. She immediately recognized him as her long-lost son.
Following these developments, the prosecution has requested the court to order DNA testing for both Kwamboka and Azenga to confirm the child’s maternity.
Magistrate Kesse granted the request and directed that the minor be temporarily placed at a private rescue centre in Pioneer estate, on the outskirts of Eldoret city.
The DNA tests are scheduled to be conducted at the government chemist in Kisumu County on Friday.
In the meantime, Kwamboka will remain in custody at Langas Police Station until October 29, 2025, when the case will be mentioned in court.
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