Two pastors accused of defiling a Class Eight girl were arrested in Embu County. Police raided their house and took them to Police Station for questioning.
Sub-county police boss said if the duo who are currently in police custody are found guilty then they would be charged.
He said the interrogation of the suspects are on going and should it be established that they defiled the girl, they will face the law.
The Pastors allegedly lured the girl into their house, separately, on different dates in October and defiled her.
It is reported that one of the them enticed the girl and had sexual intercourse with her. On different day, the other pastor called the girl to the same house and defiled her.
The girl reported the matter to her parents who then alerted the police. The sub county police boss said the government treated cases of sexual offence seriously, assuring the parents of justice for their daughter.
Meanwhile, several cases of gender-based violence have been reported in the Country and the cases seem to be on the rise every day. It has been noted that despite the prevalence of the vice, no major effort has been made to address the menace.
The rise in these cases has been attributed to poverty, drug abuse, lack of understanding of what violence, rights and responsibilities entails.
