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Kenyans accuse police of ignoring gang rape Kenyans accuse police of ignoring gang rape
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Kenyans are outraged that three men accused of gang-raping and dumping a girl in a pit latrine were ordered by police to cut grass as punishment.Kenyans are outraged that three men accused of gang-raping and dumping a girl in a pit latrine were ordered by police to cut grass as punishment.
The 16-year old was attacked after returning from a grandfather's funeral in a village in western Kenya, Kenya's Daily Nation newspaper reports.The 16-year old was attacked after returning from a grandfather's funeral in a village in western Kenya, Kenya's Daily Nation newspaper reports.
Her back was broken during the attacks and she now uses a wheelchair.Her back was broken during the attacks and she now uses a wheelchair.
MPs have denounced the police for failing to investigate the girl's complaints.MPs have denounced the police for failing to investigate the girl's complaints.
The police have not yet responded to the accusations.The police have not yet responded to the accusations.
The girl knew some of the alleged attackers, and police recorded a case of assault against three of them, the Daily Nation reports.The girl knew some of the alleged attackers, and police recorded a case of assault against three of them, the Daily Nation reports.
'Shocking and unbelievable''Shocking and unbelievable'
Villagers took the three accused to the local police station after hearing of the attack.Villagers took the three accused to the local police station after hearing of the attack.
"The three... were only ordered to cut grass around the police camp and set free shortly after," the girl's mother is quoted as saying."The three... were only ordered to cut grass around the police camp and set free shortly after," the girl's mother is quoted as saying.
The girl's plight was discussed by the Kenyan parliament's national security committee on Wednesday.The girl's plight was discussed by the Kenyan parliament's national security committee on Wednesday.
"It is shocking and unbelievable. We want to get to the bottom of it," said committee chairman Asman Kimama."It is shocking and unbelievable. We want to get to the bottom of it," said committee chairman Asman Kimama.
The BBC's David Okwembah in Nairobi says the apparent failure by police to act on this incident is an example of the incompetence which many Kenyans feel afflicts the force, especially after the recent attack on the Westgate shopping centre.
"I want my attackers arrested and punished," the girl told the newspaper."I want my attackers arrested and punished," the girl told the newspaper.
"My wish is to see justice done," she said."My wish is to see justice done," she said.
The Nation Media Group has offered to pay the girl's medical expenses and has launched a campaign to bring the alleged attackers to justice.The Nation Media Group has offered to pay the girl's medical expenses and has launched a campaign to bring the alleged attackers to justice.
"Not only did she suffer a brutal crime that changed her life forever; she was also denied justice," said Ann Gitao-Kinyua, the Nation Media Group's marketing director."Not only did she suffer a brutal crime that changed her life forever; she was also denied justice," said Ann Gitao-Kinyua, the Nation Media Group's marketing director.
Readers reacted furiously to the attack, describing it as despicable and calling for prosecutions against the alleged rapists and the police for failing to arrest and charge them.Readers reacted furiously to the attack, describing it as despicable and calling for prosecutions against the alleged rapists and the police for failing to arrest and charge them.