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Police arrest KWS ranger accused of defiling Lamu girl

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What you need to know:

  • The ranger reportedly spent three days with the pupil in a forest within Kiunga and lied to police officers in the area that he had found her in the forest.
  • Ummulkheir Ahmed, a field officer at Lamu’s branch of Muslim for Human Rights (Muhuri), praised authorities for acting quickly and arresting one of their own in pursuit of justice for the girl.

A Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) ranger has been arrested for allegedly defiling a 15-year-old Standard Four pupil in Lamu County three days ago.

The ranger attached to the Kiunga KWS camp in Lamu East reportedly spent three days with the pupil in a forest within Kiunga and lied to police officers in the area that he had found her in the forest.