Househelp in court for raping boy, 12, and forcing his 5-year-old sister to perform sex act on him

A 22-year-old Kenyan lady has been charged with raping a 12-year-old boy for six months and forcing his 5-year-old sister to have oral sex with him.

The suspect, Sabina Mwikali Muasya who appeared in court on Wednesday with her three-month-old baby is alleged to have on diverse occasions between January 2020 and July 2020 at Kileleshwa Mosota Gardens in Nairobi county intentionally and unlawfully forced the child into having sex with her.

The suspect, who is charged with a three counts charge is also alleged to have compelled a child aged 5 years year-old girl who is a sibling of the victim to suck the private part of her brother aged 12.

According to the police report, the mother of the two siblings reported the matter two months after the househelp left.

According to her. she came to know about this on November 8, 2020, through a conversation between her 5-year-old daughter and the new house help while she was bathing her, that Sabina used to tell her to suck the pen!s of her brother, the police report read.

On hearing the conversation, the mother allegedly summoned the children and demanded to get the full explanation of what had been happening while Sabina was working for them. The children allegedly confessed that indeed Sabina had been sexually assaulting them.

After pleading not guilty, Sabina through her lawyer pleaded with the court to release her on bail saying she has a three-month-old baby who needs her care.

Nairobi Magistrate Jane Kamau ordered the accused to be remanded at Langata Women’s Prison awaiting a pre-bail report to be filed in court on September 1, 2021.

On November 12, 2020, police recorded statements from the children and the new house help and on February 5, 2021, the victims were taken to hospital for medical examination.