Nine boys who were allegedly sodomised by a cook have been taken to the Machakos Rescue Centre and Remand Home after court ordered the immediate closure of Martyrs of Uganda Children’s home in Machakos County.
The victim claimed that the cook used to entice them into the kitchen where he would allegedly sodomize them and threaten to deny them food should they reveal the ordeal to anyone.
A medical examination at Machakos Level Five Hospital confirmed that the boy had indeed been sodomised, with police launching further investigations into the matter.
It would then emerge that at least nine boys had been sexually assaulted by the cook.
The county children’s department obtained a court order on Wednesday and with the help of police officers proceeded to close down the orphanage which is run by the Catholic Church.
The children’s home, which also has a primary school wing, holds a total of 39 boys.