Nyamira leaders have raised concern over the apparent resurgence of defilement, and sodomy cases.
The leaders said they will ensure the perpetrators of such criminal activities are dealt with accordingly.
Woman Representative Jerusha Momanyi on Sunday said they will not keep silent as the lives of young girls with bright futures are destroyed.
“We have been condemning such acts for a long time and now we want to see more action. Anyone who will be found guilty should face the full force of the law without mercy or pardon,” Momanyi said.
She spoke in relation to two defilement incidents that were reported in county in the last few weeks. The cases are still under police investigation.
In the case, a five-year-old girl who had undergone three correctional surgeries died after a fourth defilement.
Records at the children’s office in Nyamira South subcounty show that a number of defilement and sodomy cases go unreported denying the victims justice.
Children officer Billy Adera on Tuesday said if only such cases were reported, most of the suspects would have faced the law and would have been prosecuted.
In the last two months, 11 defilement and four sodomy cases have been reported at the children’s office.
So far 16 cases have been reported to the police, with sodomy not reported since the families of the suspects have aided in hiding them.
Adera encouraged members of the public to report such incidents immediately so that appropriate actions can be taken.
“The problem that we face while we are dealing with such incidents is that most of the affected families do not report the issue to us in good time so that security agencies can take appropriate action over the same,” Adera said.
(Edited by Tabnacha O)
