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She wasn’t raped, police say after woman arrested over face mask claims abuse

The woman alleged she was on Monday, April 12 raped at the Sega Police Station in Ugenya, Siaya County. [File, Standard]

Police in Siaya have denied allegations by a 33-year-old woman that she was raped while in custody on Monday, April 12.

The woman alleged she had been sexually assaulted at the Sega Police Station in Ugenya Sub-County, where she was being held after being arrested for allegedly not wearing a face mask.

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