367 underage girls raped by relatives in Kilifi this year, hospital report

A new report by the Kilifi County Referral Hospital shows that 367 underage girls from the area were reported or have delivered at the institution in the past nine months after either being defiled or engaging in incestuous early sex.

Statistics from the gender based violence [GBV] desk at the hospital further shows that 207 of the girls delivered at the hospitals while 160 were, mainly pupils, whose rape or defilement was reported and treated at the hospital. The 207 only delivered at the hospital even though they did not report their defilement or seek post rape treatment there.