A middle aged man has been arrested for allegedly defiling his 11-year-old niece in Homa Bay County.

The suspect, a hawker in Homa Bay Town was arrested in the town for committing the heinous act against the girl who is in grade six.

Arujo Sub Location Chief Jackton Olielo said suspicions about the child being abused arose after the child confided to a neighbour.

The neighbour shared it with other neighbours before one of them went to the suspects house and found him defiling the girl.