A Yala-based clinician has been arrested and charged with the defilement of a 14-year-old girl following directives from the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP).
The suspect, identified in court documents as Vincent Omwenga, is currently in police custody facing multiple counts under the Sexual Offences Act.
According to the charge sheet dated October 29, 2026, and filed under court file number E028/2026, the clinician faces a primary charge of defilement contrary to Section 8(1) as read with Section 8(3) of the Sexual Offences Act No. 3 of 2006. He is also charged with committing an indecent act with a child contrary to Section 11(1) of the same Act.
Investigators state that the offenses occurred on diverse dates between January 2026 and August 23, 2026, within Gem Yala Sub-County in Siaya County.
The case file review highlights that the matter initially faced a recommendation for diversion from an assistant director of public prosecutions. However, the ODPP formally rejected diversion following a review of the inquiry file submitted by the National Police Service (NPS).
In a press statement released on October 29, 2026, the ODPP reiterated that under its policy guidelines and the law, sexual offenses shall not be diverted and must instead be handled strictly through the applicable legal framework.
‘’The ODPP reaffirms its commitment to upholding the rule of law, promoting accountability, protecting vulnerable persons, and independently, impartially, and effectively discharging its constitutional mandate,” the statement read.
The suspect remains in custody as court proceedings get underway.
Elsewhere, three students from Donald Dima German Medical Training Institute in Bondo Town were charged with cyber harassment in a Bondo court on Thursday after being accused of making offensive social media posts targeting the institution’s director.
John Maxwell Oganga, Richard Ochieng Amolo, and John Onyango appeared before Bondo Resident Magistrate Christabel Maiyo, where they were each released on a Ksh 30,000 cash bail or an alternative Ksh 50,000 bond.
The court heard that on diverse dates between July 10, 2026, and October 28, 2026, at an unknown location in Kenya, the trio jointly with others not before the court knowingly published grossly offensive messages targeting Director Dima Salome Anyango on a WhatsApp group named Donald Dima Professional.
The charges were brought under Section 27 of the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Act (Note: Section 27 is the standard statutory section for cyber harassment).
All three suspects pleaded not guilty to the charge.
Magistrate Maiyo also granted a miscellaneous application filed by the investigating officer allowing police to detain the suspects’ mobile phones for 14 days to undergo forensic examination.
The case is scheduled for mention on November 12, 2026.
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