Two pastors have been arrested in Embu County for allegedly defiling an eighth grade girl. The police raided their house and took them to the police station for questioning.
The provincial police chief said the two men, who are currently in police custody, would be charged if found guilty.
He said the interrogation of the suspect is ongoing and they will face the law if found guilty of defiling a girl.
The pastors are said to have taken the girl to their separate homes on different dates in October and defiled her.
One of them allegedly tricked the girl and had sex with her. On a different day, another pastor invited the girl to the same house and defiled her.
The girl informed her parents and informed the police. The provincial police chief said the government is taking sexual offenses seriously and assured the parents of justice for their daughter.
Meanwhile, several incidents of gender-based violence have been reported in the country, and these incidents seem to increase every day.
The increase in these cases is linked to poverty, drug addiction, violence, and lack of understanding of what rights and responsibilities mean.
