Mysterious fires torment Kanye family
Monday, September 19, 2022 | 2400 Views |

Burnt kitchen curtain. PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
For 21 years now, the family has been living in fear. Fear of the unknown. When The Monitor news team visited their home on Saturday heaps of clothes stacked outside greeted the crew.
The family has decided to switch off all electrical plugs. They explain that the fires just come out of nowhere. "We decided to at least keep our clothes outside during the day so that one of us could put out the fire when it starts.
From Jakoba's mysterious disappearance on November 9 to the grim discovery of his remains at Mosinki Lands, a gap in the response mechanisms of the police and village leadership has been laid bare. The community's anger is evident, seen in the attack on Bakang Masole, the man found driving Jakoba's taxi and the main suspect, and the subsequent riot. Residents express discontent, citing a troubling trend of missing persons cases often...