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Thread (Discussion): [allAfrica.com] Child rape cases rising in Thika - Kenyan geography lesson
Message 122170
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Posted by admin
on Nov 22, 2003 02:05 PM | Also by admin
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Discuss the article Child rape cases rising in Thika, which appeared on allAfrica.com on November 21, 2003.
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Message 122172 (In Reply to Message 122170)
Posted by steve
on Nov 22, 2003 07:17 PM | Also by steve
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"...many parents whose children are defiled have been compromised by the rapists and often assist in "killing" vital evidence that could be used to punish the offender...citing a case last week where the father of a defiled child was allegedly bought a bicycle by the suspect in an out of court settlement."
In some cultures this behavior is tolerated, in others citizens would be outraged. The article also stated "At least 10 cases of child rape are reported at Gituamba area in Thika every month. Many others go reported." I have no idea how many people live in the Gituamba area in Thika, but since Thika seems to have about 90k residents it's some fraction of that so the frequency is probably pretty alarming.
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Message 122228 (In Reply to Message 122172)
Kenyan geography lesson
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on Nov 24, 2003 04:46 AM | Also by orolan
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Steve,
Gituamba is a "parish" or "province", with Thika being a city within it. So there are actually more people in Gituamba than the 90K people in Thika. Consider also that Thika is only about 60 kilometers from Nairobi, so the population density is higher than average in the area. Think of the relationship between Los Angeles and Long Beach.
Regardless of geography, there are too many victimizations. Kenyans have enough troubles without this going on.
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122170, admin, Nov 22, 2003 02:05 PM [Introduction]
122172, steve, Nov 22, 2003 07:17 PM
122228, orolan, Nov 24, 2003 04:46 AM [Kenyan geography lesson]
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