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The orphans settled for lucerne soon after leaving the stockade. Shortly after, Sunyei, Siku, Saba, Zurura, and Namalok arrived and joined the orphans in feeding on lucerne. Chaimu, Nabulu, Neshashi, and Malima also followed. Worryingly, Chapa was missing. Normally, Chaimu would let the nannies Naseku, Roi, and Malkia take charge of Chapa, so we thought she had left the baby with the nannies. Later, more ex-orphans showed up at the stockade, including the nannies Roi and Naseku, but Chapa was still not with them.

We spread out in the bush and started looking for groups that had not shown up. We came across our suspect, Kitirua, who is known for "kidnapping" babies, but she was innocent as she didn’t have Chapa with her. Until evening, the only groups we hadn't seen were Mutara, Mulika, and Yatta's families. It rained in the evening, and all the ex-orphans present at the stockade compound, including Chaimu, ran towards Kalovoto. With the onset of the rains, it's not a guarantee we will see the ex-orphans the following day, making it difficult for us to get any news about Chapa.

The orphans settled to browse in the Kone area. The day was extremely hot, and the orphans browsed calmly and under trees as they headed toward the mud bath. After getting their eleven o'clock milk, Naleku, Suguroi, and Lodo led their colleagues into wallowing. In the afternoon, the orphans settled to browse in the Kanziku area. As the orphans were preparing to head back to the stockade, it started raining, and the orphans enjoyed the cooling effect brought about by the rain.