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Athi River police arrest parents for failing to take their children to school

Some of the parents who were arrested for failing to take their children to school are taken to the Mavoko Court after being arrested in an operation at on Friday. [Peterson Githaiga/Standard]

Police in Athi River, Machakos County, have arrested over ten people for failing to take their children to school.
The parents were arrested at Kinanie area following a tip off by the area chief Timothy Musinga who led the police to their homes.
In an operation that lasted the entire day, police managed to rescue more than 15 children aged between three and 15 years.

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