Mathare slums has in the past one month reported an alarming growth in the number of rape cases reported.
Jessca Muindi a children’s officer in Mathare says a total of 10 cases were last month reported to them.
Muindi told Ghetto Radio News that they suspect that there are many more cases that have not yet been reported to them.
She says out of the ten cases they received last month they have only managed to take three cases to court.
According to Muindi, many investigations into rape cases in the area are majorly affected by the victims’ withdrawal or lack of compliance.
AUTHOR: CLARET ADHIAMBO