Mombasa: 10-Year-Old Boy Who Disappeared While On Lunch Date With Elder Brother Found Alive

• The season of sleepless nights for the family of Maxwell Kamau has officially come to an end
• Their sorrow was turned into grief after learning that their missing 10-year-old boy was alive in a children's home
• Kamau went missing 10 days ago after wandering away from his elder brother and boarding a matatu from Bamburi to Ferry

Maxwell Kamau, the 10-year-old boy who disappeared while having lunch with his elder brother, has been found alive and in good health.

He drifted away from his 13-year-old sibling after their mother, Everline, stepped away for a house-hunting mission.

Kamau boarded PSV matatu

The family had just relocated to Bamburi and were house hunting when the little one disappeared.

Kamau's aunt, Millicent Ngugi, told TUKO.co.ke that the youngster lost direction after he boarded a matatu from Bamburi to Ferry.

The driver noticed he was unaccompanied, but they couldn't get information from him because he was autistic and was unable to explain himself.

"Passengers suggested he be taken to a children's home, upon which the staff at the home saw the TUKO article and contacted his mother.

Children's home took good care

Millicent added that the little boy had been at the children's home the entire week as he had been taken in the same day he went missing.

Given that he was hosted in a safe space, they found him in good health and high spirits.

The family appreciated Kenyans for sharing the story and ensuring word reached the home where Kamau had been living.

They also thanked the children's home for offering shelter to the boy who would have been stranded and lost forever.

How did Kamau go missing?

It all began when Everline left the kids having lunch at Aroma Inn Mwembeni to view a potential home, only to return and find one missing.

It emerged that Kamau overwhelmed his elder brother, who was also left in charge of their younger sister, and wafted away.

Caught between following Kamau and leaving the baby behind, the brother chose to stay behind.

In a new environment with no one to guide him, Kamau lost track of the location and found himself in unknown territory.

Search efforts were hampered by the fact that the little boy is non-verbal due to his condition, which made it difficult to track him.

Proofreading by Otukho Jackson, a multimedia journalist and copy editor at TUKO.co.ke

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Collage of Maxwell Kamau and his family posing for photos.

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