Independent investigations into the alleged rape of a student at Moi Girls School in Nairobi have added a new twist into the matter.
According to an official who spoke to local dailies on condition of anonymity, a crop of lesbian students at the school might have molested their colleagues.
The Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) had also pointed out inconsistencies in the claims after carrying out an independent inquest on the circumstances surrounding the assault.
The Standard on Wednesday reported that after interviewing the victim, students and staff, there were inconsistent accounts of the occurrence.
In concluding the probe, it was difficult for the union to picture a man being involved in the alleged rape case that saw the school principal Jael Muriithi take an early exit.
Both KUPPET and the school’s own investigations point to a superior possibility of lesbian students having molested their colleague.
“If you enter the school you have to pass two dormitories before getting to Elgon, the hostel where the girl was. Why would a rapist pass two hostels and specifically go to Elgon?” an official queried insisting on anonymity.
According to the officer, the student at the center of the claims woke up in panic upon realizing she spent the night on another girl’s bed. The official refuted claims that security cameras at the school were faulty, adding that footage could not show a stranger accessing the dormitory area as claimed by the students.
“The other girls wanted to teach her a lesson for rejecting them. There is a crop of lesbians in the school known to many of the students,” the official told the newspaper.
The paper reports that the officials questioned the three girls from cubicles E2, E5 and E7, who claimed to have seen the reported rapist. Two of the questioned girls told the investigation team that they went back to bed and slept after ‘escaping’ from the rapist.
KUPPET officials demand: “It would be prudent to give the DNA test results. The well-being of students is most important to us, but we cannot get results (school performance) from a disgruntled workforce buried in embarrassment.”
Nairobi region DCI Nicholas Kamwende told the publication police were still waiting for DNA results from 107 samples that were picked from suspects.
[caption caption="Moi Girls school was closed for several days after the rape incident (PHOTO/Capital FM)"]
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