Mary Atatu, the mother of the missing Roy.[photo/the-star.co.ke]The pain of being a mother is inevitable for a caring and loving mother when her son or daughter undergoes hardship. These trying moments avail themselves once the Mum feels the bitterness of experience undergone by her child.
In a number of cases, this Kiswahili Proverb "Uchungu wa mwana aujuaye ni mzazi." is said to depict the thickness of parental blood in relation to that of their children.
For instance, let's take a study of an experience undergone by a Mum of a 25-year old son; Roy Munene by name. A story is told, in a pathetic and sympathetic tone, sad. Most of us employ a sympathetic mood only when we see a mum cry by our on eyes; it's not bad, in this case create a mental picture to synthesize the same.
Roy Munene is a 25-year old son to Mary Atatu who joined the military in 2015 as a cadet officer. This was exciting as he charmed up in a new step of realising his dreams. His mother was happier too, with hope for a bright future for her son.
As a partial orphan, his father having died seven year down, Roy felt fortuitous to pursue the military job and rekindle the sinking hope for his family. He packed and went out for training, both optimistic and healthy.
Two months to his graduation, Munene went missing with no single trace of his well being. The disappearance made him miss out a graduation ceremony graced by H.E. the President, where he would have been amongst other graduates that happened last month.
Having completed his degree in Bachelor of Military Science, Roy was set to graduate from the Kenya Military Academy in Lanet. Reports show that he last attended his field training on September 24, after which he went missing.
His family has since then been sailing in agony and turmoil, because he has not been found yet, and his well about is worrying; 67 days since he disappeared. Speaking to one of the reporters of the star, Mary Atatu who is her mother said it's time for the President to intervene, maybe he will find a solution to her son's mysterious disappearance.
“If my son was to abandon the training, he would have done so at the beginning. He was passionate and wanted to serve in the military. He had endured a lot to give up at the finish line,” she said sadly.
According to KDF spokesperson, Colonel David Obonyo, the searching operation is ongoing and updates are frequently sent to the family. What deepens the sorrow is the rumors on air that before his disappearance, Munene had loggedhead with one of his trainers.
“Search teams were deployed to the area and have been there ever since. The family was also briefed in a meeting held last week,” Obonyo said.This keeps the family awaiting even as their hope is almost shutting down. Speaking with sorrow, his mother said she has cried enough and if any truth was hidden, it's time for it to be revealed.
" I have cried enough for these 67 days, should he have been said death, i would have cried for some days, a fewer than these. I think by the time he would be found, I will be dead." she bitterly told a Citizen tv journalist.
Hopefully, the searching operation will yield ceremonious results. All efforts should be deployed to end this uncertainty.