The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has launched a massive manhunt for a gang of 10 men who attacked a homestead and raped 13 individuals.
The attack happened on October 23 in Keroka's Kierira village, where victims were robbed and gang raped.
The victims were rounded up and held hostage in one homestead between 9 p.m. and 4 a.m.
DCI has identified the victims of the traumatic 7-hour ordeal, among them a female nominated MCA, a Principal at a local high school, a CEC in Nyamira County Govt, a Kenya Prisons officer, and a nurse at Nyamira County Hospital fell victim. Other victims included an 80-year-old woman, a college and a high school student.
One suspect has been arrested and is helping detectives with investigations. He was tracked down in Kondele, Kisumu County.
"The suspect, Joseph Otieno Kevuva was escorted to Nyamira County HQS where an identification parade was conducted. The victims positively identified him before detectives made a miscellaneous application to detain him for interrogation," informed the DCI in a Tweet Thursday, Nov 2.
"After subduing the victims with beatings and death threats, members of the gang who were armed with a pistol, machetes, and other crude weapons forced themselves into three of the women in turns, before escaping with their loot after 7hrs of inflicting untold terror and trauma on the hostages. Reportedly, the incident happened from 9 pm to 4 am on the fateful night." wrote DCI in an update
The horrific incident has seen Kenyans react asking authorities to ensure justice prevail for the victims.
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