Kwania district leaders have raised a red flag about the increasing cases of defilement. On average, 447 girls are defiled every month, a number the leaders say is worrying, given that some girls are infected with HIV/AIDs.
Data obtained from the Kwania district probation department indicates that 5,375 teenagers aged between 13 and 17 years were defiled last year, with Aduku town council recording 1,270 defilement cases, Nambieso Sub County 976 cases, Chawente 970, Abongomola 955, Inomo 827, and Aduku Sub County recorded 377 defilement cases.
Alison Arinda, Kwania District Police Commander-DPC, said the number of defiled girls in the district could be much higher because many cases go unreported as victims choose to suffer in silence. DPC Arinda said compensation for defilement victims is being done in markets with the watchful eyes of the local leaders.
Tom Richard Ocen Agwec, a whistleblower and human rights defender, links the overwhelming defilement cases to poverty and ignorance.Jimmy Uhuru, the LCI Chairman of Aduku township cell in Aduku town council, blamed the police for circumventing justice for defilement victims.
He condemned the rapid increase in defilement cases in the area and called for concerted efforts towards ending the menace.”As LCs, we don’t settle defilement cases because it is criminal in nature. We forward those cases to the police, but in most cases, the police preside over those cases before reaching court.
They should desist from the practice.”Stephen Egwel, Kwania District Community Development Officer, said the district lacks enough resources to take care of Defilement and sensitise communities.
Nationally, defilement is one of the most common cases recorded by the police, and the police’s annual crime report for 2025 indicates that defilement is the leading sex-related crime reported in the country.
A total of 10,492 defilement cases were reported to the police in 2025, compared to 12,312 cases in 2024, reflecting a 14.8% decrease. Of the cases reported in 2025, 7,019 were classified as simple defilement, while 3,473 were aggravated. URN