Women victims of sexual abuse at mine speak about their ordeal
KNCHR chairperson Kagwiria Mbogori (Centre), vice chairman George Morara (right) and NLC director Leonard Omullo during proceedings of KNCHR inquiry at Kasigau Social Hall in Voi sub-County, Taita Taveta County on August 26, 2016. PHOTO | LUCY MKANYIKA | NATION MEDIA GROUP
Women said some of their fellow victims were given Sh3, 000 by the perpetrator of the sexual abuse to drop their case.
The suspect was arrested and charged in court for sexual abuse charges that included searching the women’s genitals claiming they might have hidden gemstones.
Women victims of sexual harassment at a mining company in Kasigau, Taita Taveta County have disclosed how they were threatened and harassed by the perpetrator to withdraw their case from court.
Speaking after presenting their evidence to an inquiry into violations of human rights abuses at Taita Taveta mining zones, the women said the perpetrator, a company owner, also promised to "reward" them once they dropped the case.
