Marakwet: Police Officer In Operation To Rescue Girls From FGM Killed By Irate Youths

• The officer attached to the Maron Police Post in Embobut had duly undertaken his duty, oblivious of death hovering over him
• He was part of an anti-FGM operation that brought together law enforcers from his station and others from the Chesoi Police Station
• The now-deceased was trailed by irate youths who hurled stones at him and torched his bedding before making away with his firearm, leaving him behind to succumb to the injuries

Police in Marakwet are investigating an incident in which their colleague was killed by youths.

The officer attached to the Maron Police Post within Embolot Location was attacked on Monday, December 11, after leading an operation to rescue a group of girls lined up for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).

News sources indicated that the attackers armed with stones and crude weapons stormed the post and stoned the officer, who succumbed to the injuries shortly after.

The operation undertaken by officers from the Chesoi Police Station and General Service Unit (GSU) officers rescued six girls readied for the initiation.

The suspects torched the officer's belongings, including the mattress, before making away with his G3 Riffle.

In other news, police in Naivasha recently arrested three suspects, including the stepmother of a newly circumcised boy who was tortured for seven days "as part of his initiation ceremony".

Circumcised boy tortured in seclusion

His 15-year-old step-brother was also detained for allegedly working with the main suspect in torturing the boy with a hot metal rod.

Doctors at the Naivasha Subcounty Hospital said the boy, who sat his Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) exam this year, was suffering from low blood levels, and his body was covered in wounds.

Police and members of the public rescued the 15-year-old from the family’s home in Mai Mahiu after a week of torture, days after he was circumcised.

Naivasha OCPD Benjamin Boen said the suspects would be taken to court and charged with attempted murder.

He said the main suspect, who was supposed to be the boy’s guardian, was arrested in Nairobi, where he had gone into hiding after the matter went public.

The police boss said the mother gave contradicting information on why she failed to report the matter.