A police officer was Tuesday arrested over claims of defilement at the Kapenguria police station, West Pokot.
A 15-year-old who was in need of care and protection said the officer at the station dining room defiled her on May 15, 2023, at about 11 pm.
The girl was taken to the station by children officers from a home on May 9 for care and protection.
The girl said the officer called her from the cells and forcefully led her to the dining section of the facility and defiled her on a police jacket.
This happened on the floor of the dining room of the station.
After the girl made the claims, the officer was detained for grilling. The girl was taken to a local hospital for attention and further action, police said.
Cases of defilement have been on the rise in the country.
Defilement cases stood at 5,530 in 2022, 6,492 in 2021, 6,801 in 2020, 5,297 in 2019, and 4,767 in 2018 while sodomy cases stood at 86 in 2022, 88 in 2021, 54 in 2020, 91 in 2019, and 71 in 2018.
