Rape victim turned away at a hospital in Kisumu for failing to raise Sh30

The rape victim during an interview at Ahero Sub-county hospital in Kisumu county after she had sought treatment on November 23,2017. The six man gang known to the victim raped her for over eight hours in their hideout in Ahero town.(Photo: Denish Ochieng/ Standard)

A teenager who endured a horrific eight-hour rape ordeal was turned away by a sub-county hospital and denied a basic examination because she could not raise Sh30 for a card.

Although the 17-year-old was finally treated on Thursday after well-wishers intervened, concerns have been raised that the delay might have interfered with evidence.