A 47-year-old man is currently being detained at Ramasha police station after he allegedly defiled a 13-year-old girl who is an orphan.
According to a local chief Fred Okeyo, the suspect Maurice Ong'uti who hails from Masimba area in Kisii County lured the minor into his house pretending he was giving her a storybook he had bought for her.
"Ong'uti took advantage of the minor and defiled her in his bedroom where he lured her to on grounds that he was giving her a storybook. Neighbours who heard the girl screaming for help rushed to the homestead and found the man busy defiling her," said the chief.
The chief said angered neighbours caned the suspect thoroughly before police officers were alerted.
"The suspect tried to run away in vain. Police officers from Ramasha arrived at the man's homestead where he was being caned by neighbours and took him to the station for court processing," said Okeyo.
He assured that the suspect must be sent to jail because the minor exposed him.
"The minor upon questioning revealed to us that the suspect has been chasing her for sex," added Okeyo.