Officer decries child abuse rise in Narok

Narok county children officer has decried increased cases of child abuse in the county  during the long holiday.

Pilot Khaemba said his department receives numerous cases from the police stations and individuals on abandoned young children at dangerous points.

Khaemba said cases of children loitering in major towns and trading centers during night hours has increased in the county warning parents to take their parental role of guiding their children.

“Barely a day will end without a child case being reported at the police station. The cases range from defilement, abandonment and drug abuse. I ask parents to be on guard to ensure their children are safe,” he said.

The children officer also blamed parents for allowing their children to spend most of their time on social media without monitoring whom their friends are on the social media.