A 55-year-old man commits incest with his 11-year-old daughter in Tayari village, Molo County

Molo, Kenya: A 55-year-old man is being held at Molo police station for allegedly committing incest with his 11 –year-old daughter in Tayari village, Molo Sub County.

Molo deputy police boss Paul Mbusyia said the suspect Francis Macharia Thuku has allegedly been engaging in incest with the minor after they separated with his wife several years ago while she was below five years old.

Mbusyia said according to residents, the suspect has been relating with her daughter like his wife forcing her to indulge in sexual affairs at an earlier age.

"Thuku is claimed to have been defiling the minor since they separated with his wife years ago following family dispute," said Mbusyia.

Mbusyia said the incident was reported by a teacher at Tayari primary school who noticed weird character by the class five pupil while at the school including isolation from other children, failing to complete assignments and dropping in her academic performance.

The teachers then interrogated the minor who revealed her father has been defiling her every time she goes back home.

"Teachers reported that the minor looked stressed up most of the time and isolated herself from other students prompting them to conduct guiding and counseling programs," he added.

The incident was later reported to Tayari local administrators who conducted investigations and later arrested the suspect.

The deputy police boss pointed that police officers have commenced investigations to arraign Thuku in court and charge him with incest.

"Investigations are underway including medical examination to enable charge the man for sexual offences," he added.

However, he warned parents to stop sexually exploiting their children and raise them into morally upright individuals to fit in the society.