Police hunt for man who defiled daughter

Police in Ruiru, Kiambu County are looking for a man who allegedly raped his 12-year-old daughter.

The man, who has been identified as Josphat Kamau, reportedly committed the heinous act when his daughter accompanied him to look for a lost goat.

The mother of the child says she caught her husband in the act, when she went to look for her daughter in the bush.

Speaking to officers who were probing the incident at Ruiru Police Station, the young girl said that her father threatened to kill her if she reported the matter.