By MN Reporter
Police in Kegonga police station have arrested and detained a 60 years old man for allegedly defiling a 15 years old class eight student at Kebaroti village in Kuria East Migori County.
According to Kuria East Sub County police commander Patrick Njoroge,the old man was arrested by police officers from Kegonga after members of the public reported that he had lured the teenage girl into his house from school and slept with her.
The police commander said that the old man is alleged to have enticed the girl using kshs 500 that he gave to the girl and went with her to his house and defiled her the whole night.
He however cautioned parents and those trying to collect money so that they could impede justice for the teenage girl as word has it that there are people out to frustrate justice for the school going girl.
He added that cases of defilement and violation of women and girls rights have escalated five months after the Kuria community conducted female genital mutilation to the girls in December last year.
He cautioned and warned parents and guardians against engaging in activities that will jeopardise the future of the teenage girls.
At the same time human rights activist Vincent Mwita of Tunaweza Empowerment that advocates for the rights of women and grils said that the case should go into full hearing and conclusion and the suspects and his accomplices apprehended.
He said that there is a rise in the cases of defilement and violation of girls rights a few months after the community conducted female genital mutilation to the girls in Kuria.
He added that they will make sure that the case must be used to teach the community and the perpetrators a firm lesson.
The Old man is suspected to be arraigned in Kehancha Law Courts on Monday morning.