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Police rescue 74 minors from filthy children’s home

April 19th, 2019 1 min read

Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have rescued 74 children and arrested a director of a children’s home that has been operating under pathetic conditions.

Ms Pauline Wambui, the director of Young Dream children’s home, has since been charged. DCI is now investigating whether the home had been registered.

The DCI said that they received the complaints from children officers in Juja and acted.

“Upon receiving complaint letters from children’s officers in #Juja on the pathetic env’t of children at the #YoungDream Children’s home,@DCI_Kenya Detectives acted swiftly &rescued 74children.The director of the home-Pauline Wambui-arrested & charged. Children well &in safe hands,” the DCI said.

Investigators said that they were also investigating to find out how the children left their original abode and joined the home.