Police have arrested a 23-year-old student at Maseno University in Chulaimbo area following his suspected involvement in a violent robbery and rape of two fellow students.
According to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), the student is accused of committing a heinous act against students from the same campus on April 14, 2024.
Jacktone Oluoch Owiti was arrested, and one of the victims' phones, which was stolen, was found in his possession.
The two first-year students, aged 19 and 20, were attacked in their shared room in the dead of the night by two assailants who were armed with a machete and a dagger.
“Kicking the door open and threatening the fear-stricken girls with stabs should they make a murmur, the agents from hell forced themselves on the victims before disappearing with their smart phones.”
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Kisumu West detectives caught up with the first suspect on May 15, who was then paraded for identification, DNA sampling conducted and later arraigned.
Police are pursuing other suspects who are linked to the incident.
