Cases of defilement and Incest on the rise in Makueni

The DCI has raised concerns over the increasing cases of defilement and incest in Makueni County.

This after a middle aged man was reported to have sexually molested his 11-year-old daughter in Kibwezi, was arraigned in court Friday morning.

38 years old Matuku Katumo, was reported to have committed the crime on Sunday, January 30 at around 6.30pm, while going home in the company of his daughter.

The class five pupil at a local school reported the matter to the police narrating how her father had restrained her hands along a stretch within Mikuyuni Teachers area, before forcing himself into her.

The girl says she fought off her father who then resulted into threatening her with dire consequences if she reported the matter.

He further coached her to frame a fellow pupil as the culprit of the attack.

According to the DCI, Nyumba kumi officials who got wind of the matter demanded to have the alleged perpetrator questioned, while the victim was taken to Kibwezi Sub-county Hospital for examination.

“It was while privately with the medical team that the brave girl exposed her savage dad, who was at the time leading the Nyumba Kumi team to the home of the framed boy,” DCI says.

The incident preceded yet another attempted defilement case in Kibwezi yesterday, where a class eight pupil escaped narrowly after passersby rescued her from a ferocious sex pest.

The Athi Salama primary school pupil had been grabbed by 25-year-old Anthony Mutisya Muthoka, as she headed to school in the morning.

“These two incidents brings to five the total number of defilement cases reported in Makueni over the past 5 days, parents and caregivers are advised to take note of this alarming trend,” DCI said.