A 60-year-old man has been charged before an Eldoret court with
defiling a four-year-old.
The man denied two counts related to sexual offences when he appeared before Resident Magistrate Daniel Sitati.
The first count stated that on June 7, 2026, in Marura Soko, Kimumu Location, Moiben Sub-county, Uasin Gishu County, he intentionally and unlawfully defiled the four-year-old child.
“It’s not true your honour,” he said when asked to plead to the charge.
The second count stated that on June 8, 2026, in Marura Soko area, Kimumu Location, Moiben, Uasin Gishu County, he intentionally and unlawfully touched the private parts of the child.
Sitati ordered the suspect to remain in custody pending determination of his bail.
Meanwhile, another court in Eldoret sentenced a man to 12 years in prison after he was found guilty of two counts related to gang rape and committing an indecent act with an adult.
Benson Simiyu was found guilty by Senior Principal Magistrate Kesse Cheronoh on the first count of gang rape contrary to Section 10 of the Sexual Offences Act No. 3 and the second count of committing an indecent act with an adult contrary to Section (A) of the Sexual Offences Act No. 3 of 2006.
In her judgment, Cheronoh said the prosecution had provided sufficient evidence during the trial against the convict to prove its case.
The charge against the convict stated that on January 15, 2025, at Lower Colombo area in Turbo, Uasin Gishu County, he, alongside another person who is still at large, intentionally and unlawfully raped the woman code-named S.M.
He pleaded not guilty to the offences.
According to court documents, the accused and his accomplice waylaid and accosted the victim at 9pm while she was on her way to the shop to buy food items for dinner.
The court heard that the two men attacked her by hitting her on the head with a metal rod, causing her to fall to the ground while bleeding profusely.
In her evidence-in-chief during the hearing, the victim told the court that one of her attackers took her mobile phone while the other took Sh1,600 that was in her pocket.
They are said to have sexually assaulted her in turns after she became unconscious on the ground from the fatal injuries she sustained from the vicious attack.
She recalled that one of the attackers wore a jacket and had sparse hair on his head.
“I was wearing a dress and grey hooded jumper on the fateful night while heading to the shop to buy some items for dinner.” she told the court.
She told the court that after the rape, the accused abandoned her in a secluded field, leaving her for dead.
“I was later taken to Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital by good Samaritans where I was examined and treated. I went to report the incident the following day to Baharini police station and issued a duly signed p3 form,” added the woman.
In mitigation, the accused pleaded with the court to forgive him because it was the first time he was linked to such a crime.
“Your honour I am first born and the sole breadwinner of my family. My younger child’s mother died soon after giving birth to her and I seek leniency from this court,” the accused said.
While delivering her judgment, the magistrate noted that she had considered the offence the accused was charged with and what he had stated in his mitigation.
“The accused committed a heinous act against the complainant. He
severely assaulted the complainant, stole from her and proceeded to rape her
together with another assailant who was never arraigned in court. The sexual
offence act gives a mandatory sentence and my hands are tied,” said the
magistrate.
