Meria
Elder Lister
' in Kilifi Arrested for Defiliment A police officer from Kilifi County has been arrested for allegedly defiling a schoolgirl repeatedly in bush, during the morning hours while on her way to school. According to police reports, Constable Benjamin Kamungei attached to Marereni Police Station in Kilifi County, was arrested by police officers assisted by village elders on suspicion of defiling a class seven girl repeatedly in bush. The human rights activist narrates the incident to police saying suspect was arrested near Trading Centre in the company of the minor, who is a student at a local Primary School in Marereni village. The girl’s father who was at home then said to have contacted one of the teachers at the school, who confirmed that the girl had not reported to school after a tip-off from a boda boda operator. “My daughter left home for school early in the morning in the company of her younger brother who is in grade Seven, and I am shocked to discover that she had not reported to school,” he narrated. The boda boda rider then led him to one of the roads at the trading centre where he found the police officer with his daughter in the bush near the market. Police officers from nearby Police Station after hearing what had ensued rushed to the scene and managed to rescue their colleague from an irate mob that was baying for his blood. The girl was taken to Kilifi general hospital for medical examinations, where it was confirmed that she was truly sexually abused. “My fear is that the suspect may be set free because he is a police officer, but I am appealing to the concerned authorities to ensure justice for my daughter whose future has been ruined,” he pleaded
