Missing People: Why I Do Not Take Arnold Lakhita Mwashumbe’s Excuse Lightly

Bogonko Bosire is still missing. Days have turned to weeks and weeks to months. Bogonko Bosire, the editor of Jackal News is still missing and people seem to have gotten over the fact. It was cool to tweet about the agony his family is undoubtedly going through but now all is forgotten.

Apathy. A quality I find sickening in human beings.

Stupidity, yet another sickening quality although, if we are honest, we have suffered from chronic bout of stupidty from time to time. Such is life. Why am i mentioning stupidity? Well, i personally did not buy the whole “I was abducted” story being put forth by Arnold Lakhita Mwashumbe. Not only did I find the excuse stupid, I found it callous.

People who disappear in Kenya rarely ever are found and even when such a miracle does happen, it is their body that is found.

Callous was the manner in which the response to Ghafla’s expose was done. People were worried. Caroline Mutoko herself asked me whether we as Gh! had gotten involved. A wife, albeit allegedly estranged was left worried. And for what? A dismissive response about a rumour site.

The thing is, in Kenya, Arnold being rescued from kidnappers would have made news. Actually, the police involved would have tried to get credit for his safe recovery.

Gossip site. Doesn’t explain why people were so vexed.

Ghafla is not the most reputable. However, the sentiment by those confirming his wellbeing was that they would like to hi-five his face.

— Utterly Phallacious (@Buggz79) December 16, 2013

Whatever happened to the days when a man would mess up, apologize and take his lumps?

Now feel free to canvas for support for the lad. Please, fix this problem by sweeping it under the rag. I hope it works THIS TIME.

In Kenya, when someone is missing, their family who are grieving and wounded by the disappearance of their loved one. They are often subjected to mortuary searches and hospital checks. that means they see alot of unclaimed remains fitting the description of the loved one.

To claim to have been abducted is not just escapist, it is callous. it trivializes the trials and tribulations endured by people actually searching for their loved one. Think wider, think deeper, think harder.