This archive report was first published on 10 July 2019.
On July 10, 2019, a disturbing incident unfolded in Nyeri, Kenya, where a nine-year-old girl collapsed as she alighted from a matatu.
According to her family, the girl is a sex abuse survivor who was allegedly groped by a stranger who offered to carry her on his laps in a crammed matatu.
The minor was accompanied by her sister and grandmother when the incident occurred.
Nyeri Central sub-county police boss Paul Kuria confirmed that the suspect, a man in his 60s, is being held at Kiganjo Police Station for questioning.
"He is being interrogated as we wait for the medical report and statements from other witnesses before he can go to court," Mr Kuria said.
