Two children assaulted for allegedly stealing Chama money meant for Christmas
Two children assaulted for allegedly stealing Chama money meant for Christmas
Two children aged 11 and 12 years were assaulted for allegedly stealing Ksh.30,000 belonging to a women’s group in Kiumbu village, Kirinyaga County.
The money was meant for the group’s Christmas budget.
According to Kiarukungu location chief Henry Kariuki, the two children allegedly stole the money and two phones at Jackson Muchira’s homestead.
“The 11-year-old boy is a learner at Kiumbu primary school, while the 12-year-old boy dropped out of the school two years ago,” Kariuki said.
The Chief said he was called when an alarm was raised, and the two children admitted stealing the amount, but he recovered only Ksh. 200 and two cellphones from where they had hidden them.
“The owner of this homestead has told me that the Ksh.30,000 was meant for a women’s group where his wife is the treasurer, and I have taken the two children to Wang’uru police station,” Kariuki said after the incident.
Later, the minors’ parents, Wanja Munene and Mercy Wawira, alleged that the children were seriously beaten by the owner of the homestead. The assault is said to have happened before they were taken to Wanguru police station.
One child is said to have been injured in his private parts, and another’s hand was fractured.
They made demands for the police officers to take them to the hospital and arrest the man who assaulted the minors.
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Kiarukungu location chief admitted that the two children were seriously beaten before they were taken to the police station.
The parents complained that the two were taken to Kimbimbi sub-county hospital after local media intervened.
“Police have been taking us around until the officer commanding Wang’uru police station and media from the royal media services intervened, and we are wondering why the man who assaulted our sons is in Kimbimbi sub-county hospital with police officers, and he is supposed to be in the police cells.”
The two children were released from Wang’uru police station on Sunday night after the complainant agreed to take medical care of the children and agreed to pay Ksh. 30,000 to the local women’s group.
“We want action taken against the man who assaulted our children. If police officer from Wanguru police station will not arrest him we will land at the Inspector General of Police Doughlas Kanja’s offices. We will not allow Kangaroo court in Wang’ uru police station,” one relative, Jane Wanjiku said.
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