Local News - 06.05.2010 - BODY FOUND IN RIVER KAWALATHE. By OKOTH PETER.

A body of unidentified girl has been found floating in River Kawalathe in Lodwar. Speaking to us over the phone today, the Officer Commanding Police Division, Turkana Central, Lawrence Njoroge, confirmed that the body had been removed to Lodwar District Hospital mortuary pending identification. The cause of the death could not be immediately established but it is suspected that the girl might have drowned while trying to either cross it or fetch water.

Last Wednesday a four-year-old girl, Mary Waithera, is feared to have drowned in River Turkwel when she was being assisted to cross it by a good samaritan. Since then her body has not been found as efforts to locate it have been fruitless. Talking to us a few days ago, the girl's grandmother, Mary Waithera, had appealed to police and well-wishers to assist the family find the body.

Local News - 2nd May 2010 - BODY OF DROWNED GIRL STILL MISSING. By Emmanuel A. Ekuwom.

A Four year girl, Mary Waithera. who is assumed to have drown in Turkwel River last Wednesday is still missing despite the fact that search team has been camping at the river. Speaking at a joint Small Christian Communities prayers held at the bereaved's family today, Mary Waithera, the grand-mother of the victim said, they got the sad news from neighbours that the girl had drowned in the river whereupon they rushed to the spot of the incident and started searching for her body. However, since wednesday, there has been no success. The sad incident has been reported to the police, and the family is still awaiting assistance from them. Even though the body of the girl has not been found to prove that she is indeed dead, the grand mother believes that her granddaughter is dead and appeals to the public to give any possible assistance in their effort to trace the body. The deceased was born in Lodwar in 2005 to Michael Epat and Monica Waithera.