The Children Services Department in Homa Bay County has raised a red flag over a rising trend of sexual offences cases involving minors. According to Homa Bay County Sexual and Gender-based Violence Policy 2023, defilement prevalence in the county stands at 30.1 per cent. During separation from their spouses, some men defile their stepdaughters to ‘punish’ their wives, says Mr Kabasa. The Children Services Department also says drug abuse also leads men to defile minors. Some men take advantage of the trust that a teenager has on them to commit sexual offences," he says, calling for awareness campaigns on the effects of defilement, to stop the vice.

Source: Daily Nation September 18, 2023 13:30 UTC