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    "content": "implementing the Sexual Offences Act by setting up a gender unit in every police station. I wish to respond as follows:- Sometime in December, 2012, Ms. Monicah Waithera, the Assistant Chief of Dandora Sub-location B, received information from members of the public that a 12 year old girl by the name of Carol Akinyi was being used by a gang of youth to lure her agemates to attend jam session discos in certain clubs in Nairobi Central Business District (CBD) after which, she would arrange the girls to be raped by gang members. The Assistant Chief carried out inquiries and summoned the following minors:- Carol Akinyi, a student at Highway Secondary School, Jackline Wanja, student at Kinyago Secondary School and Monicah Wambui, a Class Eight drop-out at Ronald Ngala Primary School. She interrogated the minors in the presence of their mothers and they confessed to have been attending the jam session discos and taking alcohol. They, however, denied having been involved in the luring of their colleagues in the raping ordeals. The Assistant Chief later released the girls to their mothers after warning them to desist from indulging in immorality. Hon. Speaker, the following measures have been put in place to address this matter:- (i) Enhanced foot patrols by the police in the affected areas (ii) Community policing forums have been stepped up and have resulted in improved reporting rates of such incidents to the police (iii) Where rape incidents have been received, due and proper investigations have been carried out and suspects arrested have been charged in a court of law. (iv) Public awareness campaigns on sexual violence have been organized by CBOs, NGOs and area administrators. Following the media expose by Kiss and Citizen televisions, investigations are being carried out by county CID officers on the allegations of involvement of some clubs within the CBD and some public service vehicles plying the CBD and Dandora area. The Government has also held workshops to create awareness amongst police officers on the Sexual Offences Act besides setting up gender desks in every police station not only in Nairobi, but in the whole country. Those desks are manned by female police officers. Lastly, according to police records in Dandora Police Station, no rape incidents involving the alleged gang have been reported for investigations. However, since the beginning of this year, more than ten incidents were reported and action has actually been taken. I, therefore, wish to table this Statement. Thank you, hon. Speaker."
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