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Girl, 12, rescued from two marriages, all in a month

Narok Peace Ambassador Joshua Kaputa (left), Maji Moto chief Rimoine Maiyone and the 12-year-old girl, who was rescued after being forcefully married off in Narok. [Robert Kiplagat, Standard]

A 12-year-old girl has been rescued by authorities after she was married off to two men in a span of one month in Maji Moto village, Narok South.

The Standard caught up with Naisula (not her real name) yesterday at the Narok Children’s Department offices after she was rescued from the second marriage, this time to a 35-year-old man.

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