Rugby players Frank Wanyama and Alex Olaba are glaring at the possibility of wasting their youth in custody after being found guilty of rape.
On Thursday, a Nairobi Court ruled that the two fast-rising stars gang-raped musician Wendy Kemunto in February last year. Chief Magistrate Martha Mutuku is set to sentence them on 16th February. The prosecution is pushing for a maximum sentence of not less than 15 years.
But the players had insisted that they knew Wendy and that she had agreed to have a threesome with them.
In a statement recorded at Kilimani Police Station Last year, the players said that they knew Wendy and were together on the day she was allegedly raped.
“They say they had sex and it was consensual. We will send the file to the Director of Public Prosecutions for direction,” a detective told a local daily.
According to Wanyama, Wendy started sending them text messages demanding money when she realised she was pregnant.
But Wendy has insisted she could have been drugged and then gang-raped by the two players.
Kenyans are waiting for the magistrate’s verdict on Friday.