A pastor at one of the evangelical churches in Naivasha was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly defiling a five-year-old girl.
The pastor from KCC village along the Nairobi-Nakuru highway was nabbed hours after the incident after the minor reported the matter to her parents.
“The pastor, who is well known in this estate, gave the minor Sh50 and told her to keep quiet over the issue that has left area residents seething with anger,” a neighbour said.
Naivasha sub-county commissioner Isaac Masinde said cases of child abuse were on the rise, especially in informal estates.
He called on members of the public to work with chiefs to deal with the cases adding that no suspect will be spared.
“We have had two bizarre incidents where very young minors have been sexually abused by their mentors. We are keen to address this emerging problem,” he said on Thursday.
Meanwhile, police in Kongoni Naivasha are holding a 13-year-old boy for allegedly defiling a girl, 3, and leaving her for the dead.
The teenager escaped lynching from irate members of the public at Moi Ndabi area, some 40kilometres from Naivasha town.
