By Habil Onyango
A Bishop in one of the local churches in Ndiru Kagan, Rangwe Sub County, Homa Bay County is cooling his heels at the Police cell after allegedly being involved in an incest.
The man of clothes is accused of being involved in sexual intercourse with her daughter who is a mother of three.
On Wednesday evening, the man of God was caught red-handed by one of the women from the village while in the act with the daughter before raising an alarm and attracting the attention of the villagers.
According to Rangwe Sub County Police Commandant Magdalene Chebet, it is alleged that the two have been involved in the act for a long period.
She said that after the two were caught in the act, the villagers protested to Ndiru Police station where the matter was reported before they were arrested.
“According to the report we have the woman who is a mother of three who had divorced her husband where before returning to her paternal home together with her children,” said the Commandant.
“The two are said to have been love birds for quite a while a matter which did not go well with the villagers since such heinous acts are not allowed in the community,” she said.
She said that the woman was later taken to the hospital for medical examination so that an actual report to prove the act could be obtained.
The two could face not less than ten years imprisonment each if found guilty of the offence.
According to the Sexual Offence Act No. 3 of 2006, section 20(1) reads “any male person who commits an indecent act or acts which cause penetration with a female person who is to his knowledge his daughter, granddaughter, grandfather, sister, mother, aunt, niece or grandmother is guilty of an offence as termed as incest and is liable to imprisonment for a term not less than ten years,”
Further section 21 where a female is involved in the act reads, “The provision of section 20 shall apply mutatis mutandis with respect to any female person who commits an indecent act or act which causes penetration with a male person who is to her knowledge her son, father, grandfather, grandson, brother, nephew or uncle.”
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