A middle-aged man was on Friday evening caught having sex with a minor inside a maize farm in Morambo village, Marani in Kisii County.
It is alleged that the suspect Alex Ongeri who is yet to marry lured the 12-year-old minor into the maize farm after giving her Shs 50.
"Ongeri found the minor returning home from a river and gave her Shs 50 before he asked her to accompany him into the maize farm," said the victim's mother Florence Gesare.
Ms Gesare followed her daughter when she took long to return only to find the jerrycan abandoned at the road few metres from home.
"I searched her in the maize farm when I busted the man busy having sex with her. I raised an alarm to attract members of the public," she said.
The local chief Charles Omwega said villagers caught up with the victim and gave him a dog's beating before they surrendered the man to him.
"Locals beat up the man before they surrendered him to me," said the chief.
Mr Omwega said upon questioning the minor she produced Shs 50 the suspect had given her.
"I took the suspect to Rioma police station for court processing. The minor was taken to a local health centre where she was treated and discharged," he added.
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