‘Kanisa la Yesu’ member charged for violating children’s right

Lydia Manyasi Saya

A mother who denied  her kids right to education and health care on basis that they are against to her believes has been arraigned at Nairobi Milimani court and charged with violation of children’s rights.

Lydia Manyasi Saya, a mother of three, denied violating rights to education for two of her children and rights to healthcare for her son this is after she joined Kanisa la roho church.

She was charged that between month of April 2018 to January 13, 2019 at Kibra Katwekera in Kibra sub county, being a mother wilfully and negligently denied children aged 8 and 10 years respectively right to education.

She is accused of stopping them from attending school advising them that education is satanic according to their religious doctrine.

The woman was further accused that on January 13, 2019 denied a child aged 1 year 8 months right to health and medical care by not taking him to hospital.

The woman appeared before Milimani Court Senior Principal Magistrate Kennedy Cheruiyot who directed that the matter be handled by a probation officer for further inquiry.

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The officer is to determine the cause of the alleged offence before the court can decide on whether to release her on bail or bond.

She has been detained in police cells until January 29 when the probation officer is expected to present his report.

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