There was drama at Nyeri law
courts after an elderly woman gave the stirring testimony on how her 7 year old
grandchild was raped severely by a neighbor who defiled her overnight at Ruirie
village in Kieni, Nyeri.
The court heard that on February 27, Grace Wanjira had left her
home and left her grandchildren playing outside her house. When she returned hours later she found one of her
grandchildren missing.
On enquiry she was informed that the girl had followed her aunt
to go grazing at their farm. However her aunt came home and was not in the company
of the young girl.
In the morning the girl returned home. The girl said she had
spent the night at a bush near their home, but after serious interrogation from
her stun grandmother she admitted to have slept at James Maina – defendant’s
home.
The girl’s grandmother together with her worried teachers
inspected her genitals and confirmed that they were swollen; she was later
taken to Nyeri Provincial General Hospital where she was treated.
