A second Asian individual has been spotted walking through the streets of Lodwar without a shirt, reigniting curiosity among Turkana County residents who are still processing a similar incident involving a teenage Chinese girl found wandering the town just days earlier.
Footage of the man quickly spread across social media after being recorded by locals. In the video, he appears dressed in checked shorts, sports shoes and socks, carrying a fanny pack and a polythene bag.
He wore glasses and was scrolling through his phone as he walked, showing no signs of distress or disorientation.
Locals Left Puzzled by the Sightings What struck many observers was the man’s composure.
He strolled through Lodwar as though on a routine errand, apparently unfazed by the stares he attracted from residents who lined the streets to watch him pass.
The sighting drew comparisons to the earlier incident in which a teenage girl, reportedly of Chinese nationality, was found wandering the same town and subsequently rescued.
That episode had already set tongues wagging in the region, and the reappearance of another Asian individual, again behaving unusually by local standards, has deepened the intrigue.
Online reactions ranged from amusement to suspicion. Some locals argued the behaviour was entirely normal given cultural differences, pointing out that going shirtless in hot climates is commonplace in parts of Asia.
Others were less charitable, suggesting something more deliberate could be at play.
Robbins Masau wrote:
“But this one is just shirtless because of the heat. Wamezoea hivo huko kwao. He’s seen using his phone decently.”
Hillary Moseti Nyamongo offered a different angle:
“Ni mafuta ya Lokichar yanawaasumbua, Hawajui Lokichar (ngamia) Iko wapi.”
Juma Ramadhan shared a similar suspicion:
“Crude oil in Turkana, those people’s might be on a mission na nyi mko hapo thinking that wamepotea njia.”
Bilabong Bilabong kept it straightforward:
“Uko ni kwa joto aako tu sawa vile akoo inaeleweka joto ya lodwar si mchezo.”
Jackline Kimeto was more pointed in her assessment:
“This is not coincidence. This looks like a social experiment. Even the one of the girl. Chinese embassy would have picked them.”
One commenter, Lily Edith, used the moment to pivot entirely, posting:
“Mimi Bado natafuta mtu anaweza nihost around njoro Nakuru aki, mwenye nilikua ameniita kazi hashiki simu, Niko stranded.”
Lodwar sits in Turkana County, a region known for its extreme heat and its significance in Kenya’s oil exploration sector following discoveries in the Lokichar Basin.
Whether the two separate sightings are connected remains unclear, but they have been enough to keep residents talking.
