Two men have been sentenced to life imprisonment by the Hola Law Courts in Tana River County after being found guilty of rape in two separate cases involving minors.
In the first case, a 65-year-old man was sentenced to life imprisonment after being convicted of raping an 11-year-old girl in Kone Village.
The offence was reportedly committed on different dates in October last year.
The man was convicted under Section 8(1) as read with Section 8(2) of the Sexual Offences Act, 2006.
In delivering the judgment, Hola Principal Magistrate Edward Too said the prosecution had proved its case, noting that the child’s testimony was consistent with evidence presented by prosecution witnesses, including medical records.
Too said the sentence reflected the seriousness of the offence and was intended to deter similar crimes.
In a separate case, Bakari Dhadho Salim was also found guilty of raping a 12-year-old child in Mikinduni Village.
The offence was committed between June 18 and June 26 this year.
The two cases were heard separately at the Hola Law Courts, with the sentences underscoring the seriousness of sexual offences involving children.
