Gang rapes KCSE candidate on her way to school in Molo

Police in Molo, Nakuru County, are holding a suspect in connection with the gang-rape of a KCSE candidate on Thursday morning.

The candidate, who is sitting her exams at a public school, was waylaid as she headed to school and sexually assaulted.

She was in the company of two other female candidates when the assault happened.

The three were walking to school at 4.30am to prepare for the tests when a three-man gang attacked them.

SUSPECTS AT LARGE
The two other candidates managed to escape as the gang dragged the victim to a nearby bush, where she was raped.

Molo police chief Daniel Makenzi said one suspect had been arrested by the public and was taken into police custody.

The two other suspects were still at large, he said.

The candidate was taken to Molo Sub-County Hospital, where she was treated and counselled before she was released to her school.

She proceeded to write her day’s exams.

POLICE COMMENDED
The school principal commended the police on how they handled the matter.

"The police handled it professionally and made the student feel safe enough to come to class," he said.

He said the student was going to prepare for the day's exam, English Paper 3, when the attack occurred.

The principal said the student was treated and managed to get to the exam room on time.

COUNSELLING
"The student was back in class at around 8am where she sat for her paper with the other students,” he said.

Molo Sub-County Hospital health administrator Dominic Mburu said they had put the student on prevention medication for infectious diseases.

“She will be on medication for a month where we will do tests to determine her condition," he said.

He said the girl would go for more counselling sessions to help her overcome the trauma.