A Kakamega man has been sentenced to 20 years imprisonment after being found guilty of defiling his daughter. After the heinous act, the man claimed that he was checking if his eldest daughter was still a Virgin. The incident occurred at Shirere Village in Kakamega Central.
The man allegedly took advantage of her daughter the day she was sent home to collect school fees. After getting home, the man, who is her father sent to fetch some water. The girl did that and later went to her bedroom to change. It is while at her bedroom that the accused entered the bedroom and said he wanted to establish whether she was a virgin. The court heard that the accused first inserted his fingers in the girl’s private parts before inserting his manhood. When he finished defiling his daughter, he warned her not to tell anyone what had happened, especially her step-mother with whom she lived after her mother died.
But because she was in severe pain, the girl told her step-mother, who promised to investigate the matter but did not. The court heard that a week later, the girl fell ill and was taken to Kakamega General Referral Hospital where she was diagnosed with a vaginal infection.
She narrated her ordeal to medical officers, who were able to confirm that the girl had been defiled. “The evidence of the complainant was corroborated by the subsequent three prosecution witnesses. The testimony on record is consistent and remained unchallenged even on cross-examination,” ruled Kakamega Resident Magistrate Josephine Maragia.
The magistrate dismissed the defence put up by the accused that he had been framed and that the charges were tramped up due to bad blood with his in-laws after the death of his first wife. “The complainant was sincere in her testimony. She testified with the innocence of a child. I find no reason why she would lie against a father she has lived with all her life,” ruled the magistrate.