I have a friend who moves quietly. You don’t know she’s relocating until the boxes are packed. You don’t know she bought a car until she pulls up in it. Her relationship? Never a group discussion. What’s hers stays hers.
I used to think that meant she wasn’t open, like real friendship required sharing everything. But I get it now. It’s not distance, it’s protection. It’s privacy. It’s peace. Not everything needs an audience, and not every bond needs full access to be real.
The first weekend I dropped the kids off at my in-laws' without my husband, something quietly shifted in how I saw family. As I prepared to leave, my father-in-law did what he’d always done for his son, he looked at me and said, “Let’s go fill up your tank.” I quickly told him I’d already done it on the way there, hoping to avoid the offer. He gently but firmly replied, “Never do that again.”
Since then, I’ve come to understand that…
Baby Alex Mutunga - 20months
Kambu, Makueni
Zipporah Mutheu woke up on 28th May last year as usual, while doing her maths she realized her local cereal shop owner still owed her 1455/- for the last six months. Instead of being paid she was met with insults and was chased away. The shop owner reported her at the local police claiming to be owed 10,000/-
The police came for her at her workplace, with her accuser Jennifer Muthiani. She was carrying her baby Alex on her back. On her arrest the policeman hit her with a baton , pushed her and she fell on the counter. She was forced to get on a bike to the station. At the station, she was slapped three times and unfortunately one of the slaps landed on the baby and he fell on the floor.
5.00pm - The child started vomiting and convulsing. She called the Police to try to get the child to hospital
7.00pm - She begged the police to take the child to hospital
9.00pm - The cell was opened and she was told she could take the child to the hospital . He was already dead and his body was swelling. She took his body to Kambu hospital.
The postmortem found that the baby had died from the impact of the fall that cracked his head and bled internally.
Before she could bury her child, her store was broken into and all the goods and money were stolen. Her other son Ramsey was kidnapped in school, she managed to get him back. Threats started coming in. The police have never returned her Equity Paybill. Her husband said she's too stuck looking for justice and her grief was overwhelming and married someone else and moved on.
The matter was reported to IPOA, the DCI, etc and till today one year has passed and Mama Alex has never found justice. The matter has never reached court.
For September last year, she calls us every week and visits our office every month seeking justice. She had gone through continuous therapy and Ramsey is back in school after his ordeal.
We are asking for justice for Baby Alex Mutunga.
We are seeking justice on behalf of his mother Zipporah Mutheu. The police officer has never been arrested.
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