Four parents from Suneka area were arrested on Tuesday for forcing their three girls to undergo Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) over the weekend.
Confirming the incidents Kisii South sub-county children Officer Samson Ngariba said that they were informed by some of the residents that the four parents had colluded and taken their three girls to a local nurse who the officers are also currently looking for.
“The names of the parents have been hidden for now as we are still conducting investigations to arrest the nurse who helped the parents with their services and once we complete we will arraign them in court,” he added.
The official added that the three underage girls are currently at a local government hospital where they are getting treatment.
“The parents are currently being held at Gesonso as the investigation is going on and they will be arraigned in court,” he added.
The officer called upon all the residents to be vigilant and inform officers of any person who is being involved in fueling FGM.