Police are currently hunting a man who is believed to have defiled a Cabinet Secretary’s daughter on Sunday.
The assult is said to have happened in one of the five star hotels in Nakuru on Sunday night.
However the family have apparently decided to keep it a secret as the investigations continue. According to police the suspect picked the 16 year old girl from their home then drove her to Nakuru town, where he was booked at the hotel that charges between Sh14,000 and Sh50,000 a night.
It was not immediately clear if the man had booked a separate room for his boss’ daughter or the two spent the night together.
However reports indicate that the minor’s defilement was reported to police on Monday morning, then the man had already fled the hotel room, prompting a man-hunt by various police teams, including the Flying Squad.
The suspect, a close ally of the CS, was later tracked down and arrested by Flying Squad officers who drove him back to Nakuru.
The wife of the CS was in the company of the officers during the man-hunt and witnessed the arrest.
The suspect was first booked at Bondeni Police Station where he was interrogated by detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations.
The girl was rushed to hospital where she was scheduled to undergo medical tests to establish whether she had been defiled.
The suspect, who was set to be arraigned at a magistrate’s court in Nakuru at noon Monday, was later transferred to Nakuru Central Police Station after officers learned that journalists were pursuing the case.
According to the Nakuru County Police Commander Hassan Barua, “The man is in police custody at the Nakuru Central Police Station where detectives are investigating the matter.”
Sources indicate that the suspect was to be arraigned on Monday which did not happen, instead, he was held at the office of Nakuru OCPD Samuel Obara for more than four hours on Monday afternoon.
A magistrate, a prosecutor and a court clerk were seen heading to the OCPD’s office at around 1pm, raising questions over what may have transpired there.
It was not clear if the suspect was charged at Mr Obara’s office or not.
A source later told journalists that the case had been “handled”, without giving details.
“My friends, this matter has been handled, you better leave for Christmas,” one of the officers said, raising more questions on what business the court officers executed inside the OCPD ‘s office.