Nicholas Mwanzia, 56, of Ituusya village in Kangundo, Machakos, has been charged with defiling his two daughters, who are eight and fifteen years old, before Kangundo court today.
According to reports, Mwanzia violated his 8-year-old many days between February and March 2023.
He is also said to have defiled his 15-year-old daughter within the same time frame.
Before court number 1, he entered a not-guilty plea to the accusations, and the court released him on a Kshs 200,000 surety bond.
Mwanzia entered a not-guilty plea to the accusations before Principal Magistrate Martha Opanga freed him on a Ksh. 400,000 bond—Ksh. 200,000 for each count.
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The case is to be discussed on March 22, 2023.
According to a related report, police in Kirinyaga County detained a 40-year-old male in the Mwea East sub-Gathigiriri county's hamlet for allegedly defiling a two-and-a-half-year-old infant girl.
Peterson Njeru, 40, was detained by authorities from Wang'uru police station after the mother reported the incident, according to Lucas Chebet, the deputy police commander for Mwea East Sub-County.
A portion of the family's home, which has been converted into a store, is where Njeru is believed to have gone to entice the girl to his residence.
The mom remarked, "After closing my shop, I started seeking for her, only to see her emerge from the suspect's home. As I looked at my daughter's body, I was horrified to find that she couldn't walk well and that there was blood on her privates "She spoke.
Chebet reported that the girl was treated at the Kimbimbi Sub-County Hospital.
We took the suspect and the victim to Embu Level 5 Hospital because we needed additional medical testing, he claimed.
The victim's family, who said it had been getting threats, demanded immediate action against the perpetrator.
"Some individuals urge us to end the criminal prosecution of the offender. Why don't they wait till the police have finished their investigations? "The aunt of the victim said.
Villagers reported an increase in rape and defilement instances in the community.
The suspect, according to the police chief, is being held at the Wanguru police station and will be charged on Monday at Wanguru law court.
