State seeks help to find 2 missing Komarock children

The missing children/ HANDOUT

The government has appealed to members of the public to help trace two minors who went missing from the Komarock in Nairobi on May 13.

In a statement on Wednesday, the State Department for Children Services said coordinated search efforts were launched immediately after the matter was reported.

The department said the interventions are being undertaken jointly with the National Police Service and other child protection agencies.

According to the statement, the case has been registered in the Child Protection Information Management System (CPIMS), while details and photographs of the children have been circulated through national child protection and missing persons networks.

Authorities said local administration officers, children officers across subcounties and Charitable Children Institutions have also been engaged to support tracing efforts.

“Investigations and search efforts remain ongoing,” the department said.

The government urged anyone with information that could assist in tracing the children to report to the nearest police station, children’s office or call the National Child Helpline 116.

The latest case comes amid growing concern over the increasing number of children reported missing in different parts of the country in recent months.

In Kirinyaga county, a six-year-old girl disappeared last week after she was allegedly lured away by an unknown man shortly after arriving home from school in Sagana.

According to the family, CCTV footage captured the child walking with the suspect to a nearby shopping centre where he reportedly bought her cakes before the two disappeared.

The matter was reported at Sagana police station and investigations launched, though no breakthrough had been made by Wednesday.

Police have previously warned that some missing children cases are linked to family disputes, child neglect, trafficking, defilement, online exploitation and other criminal activities targeting minors.

Security agencies and child welfare officers have also been urging parents and guardians to closely monitor children and promptly report disappearance cases to authorities to improve chances of successful recovery.

The National Police Service has in recent months intensified collaboration with children officers, local administrators and community policing structures to strengthen tracing mechanisms for missing children.

Authorities have increasingly relied on digital systems such as CPIMS and public awareness campaigns on social media to circulate alerts and improve coordination during rescue operations.

Child rights agencies have continued to raise concern over the vulnerability of children in urban settlements, warning that delays in reporting missing cases often complicate investigations and tracing efforts.

Under Kenya’s child protection framework, the government is mandated to coordinate rescue, tracing and reunification efforts involving missing or vulnerable children.

The State Department for Children Services said efforts to locate the two minors are still active and appealed to Kenyans to remain vigilant and cooperate with authorities.

“Your cooperation could help reunite the children safely with their family,” the department said.