This archive report was first published on 13 September 2019.
On September 13, 2019, a disturbing incident unfolded in Kakamega town, where two prison warders were arrested for entertaining school girls at a liquor store.
According to eyewitnesses, the warders were found at a liquor store in Kakamega town, where they had been entertaining the minors. When an Administration Police officer inquired about the situation, one of the warders reportedly attacked him.
‘He (the AP officer) asked the warders together with the two girls to accompany him to the AP post where they were locked up,’ said Cyrus Alusa, a resident of Shirere who witnessed the events.
Kakamega police boss David Kabena confirmed the incident but denied claims that the warders were accompanied by minors. However, he stated that the matter would be addressed internally.
Residents have expressed concern over the incident, alleging that prison warders have made it a habit to entertain school girls in pubs at Shirere and Amalemba estates. They have called for the prison facility to be relocated to Shikusa.
‘We would like Interior CS Fred Matiang’i to intervene and if possible to have the prison facility relocated to Shikusa,’ said Alusa.
Residents argue that it is not proper for officers mandated to enforce the law to be the ones breaking it.
