This archive report was first published on 3 July 2020.
On July 3, 2020, a female teacher and businesswoman appeared before a Githongo magistrate's court, facing charges of engaging in an indecent act.
According to the court, the two women, identified as Kellen, 48, and Catherine, 38, allegedly engaged in sexual acts in front of a 12-year-old boy inside a house at Githongo market, Meru County.
The duo denied the charges, with their lawyer arguing that they were being unfairly targeted by the public.
However, the court heard that the two women had arrived home within the busy rural market and started making out on the verandah while the boy sat nearby.
They were busted after the 12-year-old boy got concerned that his mother was breathing heavily and producing odd sounds, and thought that she was being strangled and therefore alerted neighbours.
The members of the public who responded to the boy's distress call were shocked to find the two women engaging in the sexual acts.
They were beaten up by the public, threatening to set their house on fire, but later frog-marched them to Githongo police station.
The court heard that the two women were detained at Githongo Police Station until July 13, when their bail application will be considered.
