Police have arrested a 35-year-old man for impregnating his 13-year-old daughter in Kigumo, Murang’a County.
The class five pupil is reported is reported to have been unwell before the head teacher took her to the hospital where she was confirmed to be pregnant.
She narrated how her own father defiled her repeatedly since July 2020 and that she was indeed six months pregnant.
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The young girl has been taken to a children center in Muthithi as the father is being processed pending to be arraigned in court.
“A 35-Year-Old man reported to have repeatedly defiled before impregnating his 13-year-old daughter in Murang’a’s Kigumo area was arrested by detectives yesterday. Noticing the condition of the class five pupil, the head teacher Gatumbi Primary School took the child to a local hospital, where she was confirmed to be six months pregnant.
Inquiry into the odious situation revealed that the father was responsible, with the school going child narrating how he had slept with her severally since July 2020.
The girl has since been put under the care of a children’s officer at a rescue centre in Muthithi, with the suspect in custody as further investigations continue.” Said DCI