Details Of Last WhatsApp Chat Daughter Had With Missing IEBC Official
Prudence, who works in Nairobi, had travelled to their rural home in Lanet, Nakuru County, to cast her vote as well as visit her mother, Tabitha and younger brother, Isaac Mbolu.
Marvin Chege 
Prudence Mbolu, the daughter of Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commissioner (IEBC) Returning Officer for Embakasi East constituency Daniel Mbolu Musyoka, has revealed the details of his last conversation with his wife, Tabitha Mbolu before he went missing on Thursday, August 11.
Speaking to The Standard on Saturday, August 13, Prudence noted that she last talked with him on the morning of Tuesday, August 9, but it was a brief WhatsApp conversation since he was busy spearheading the voting process in the constituency.
"Praying for you as the D-Day and counting days approach. You got this," read a message sent by Prudence to Musyoka, who responded with: "Thank you, my dear."
Prudence, who works in Nairobi, had travelled to their rural home in Lanet, Nakuru County, to cast her vote as well as visit her mother, Tabitha and younger brother, Isaac Mbolu.
On Wednesday, August 10, she disclosed that her mother contacted Musyoka by phone, but it was brief, which made it seem like he was busy. It would be the last time Prudence and Tabitha would hear from him.
"The next day (Thursday, August 11), my mother tried to reach him on phone but he was unavailable. We did not give too much thought to it given that IEBC officials were busy tallying the votes.
"In the afternoon, however, we expected to see him announcing the results for Embakasi East Constituency but it was someone different and not him. Upon seeing that, we tried calling him again but he was unavailable," Prudence added.
Not long after, Prudence's uncle had reached out to her mother inquiring if she heard anything from her husband. He was alerted by Musyoka's colleagues who were concerned about his whereabouts.
"My uncle was told that Musyoka had been unreachable since 9:30 am [Thursday, August 11]. Colleagues at the tallying centre were looking for him and could not find him,” Prudence said.
On whether her father had encountered any threats, she noted that her father would rarely disclose such information to his loved ones to prevent them from expressing worry. His colleagues however noted that Musyoka looked fatigued on the day he disappeared.
“What we are getting is that he looked tired because most of the officers had not slept for close to three days,” Prudence says.
The family and friends have since visited hospitals and mortuaries in the city in search of their missing kin but to no avail. They also visited the Embakasi Police Station to follow up on the progress of the investigations.
Prudence added that the Directorate of Criminal Investigations Officer (DCIO) revealed that they are trying to trace information from his phone and his registered line checking if his insurance card has been used anywhere.
She has since been sending out appeals via Twitter to her followers, urging anyone with information on his whereabouts to provide information.
Day 4:We are worried and filled with https://t.co/vjDJwuHogJ solid updates from the authorities https://t.co/S6O4ktKg8b and friends have searched hospitals and morgues around the city, nothing.Please help us find my father @NPSOfficial_KE @DCI_Kenya @Missingpersonke @IEBCKenya https://t.co/L66phOlF5H pic.twitter.com/4tVmBbwg9o — Periwinkle (@Prumbolu) August 14, 2022
