The Directorate of Criminal Investigations has finally arrested the man believed to have been molesting young boys at the Martyrs of Uganda Children’s Home in Kimutwa, Machakos county.
Through his twitter account the DCI announced the arrest of the 23 year old David Mutuku Katuku,who had been on police radar.
“#Arrested|Yesterday,officers based in #Machakos arrested Mr.David Mutuku Katuku aged 23years who is accused of sexually assaulting several young boys at the Martyrs of Uganda Children’s Home in Kimutwa-suspect had been at large after the allegations prompting a Warrant of Arrest.”
#Arrested|Yesterday,officers based in #Machakos arrested Mr.David Mutuku Katuku aged 23years who is accused of sexually assaulting several young boys at the Martyrs of Uganda Children’s Home in Kimutwa-suspect had been at large after the allegations prompting a Warrant of Arrest. pic.twitter.com/uHq85pdNsV— DCI KENYA (@DCI_Kenya) March 26, 2019
Mutuku’s actions led to the closure of the children’s home over alleged cases of sodomy in Machakos county.
According to the county director of children services Salome Muthama, they rescued 36 children from the institution after eight of them were sodomised by a cook.
After which the county government placed the boys in a nearby government institution for safety.
She further said that they were seeking the court’s help to allow them to release all the children to their guardians.
The school has 274 children. The home also houses a primary school which is open to the local community.