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Man who defiled 13-year-old girl jailed for five years in Rongo
By George Juma,
830, February 18, 2021 (EAT)
A court in Rongo has sentenced a middle aged man to five years in jail for defiling a 13 year old girl. Also Read: The right to live free from viol...
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OPINION: Crisis pregnancy centres not the solution for rape survivors
By Guest Writer,
702, February 18, 2021 (EAT)
The emergence of crisis pregnancy centres in Kenya is a problematic solution to survivors of sexual violence who are pregnant as a result of rape or e...
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Kirinyaga pastor sentenced to 140 years in jail for defiling his two daughters
By Boniface Thuku,
1803, January 14, 2021 (EAT)
A pastor in Ndia Constituency, Kirinyaga County who pleaded guilty to defiling and impregnating his two teenage daughters aged 14 and 16 years has bee...
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Kisumu cop charged with committing indecent acts with minor
By Allan Obiero,
1000, December 30, 2020 (EAT)
A Kisumu cop who was arrested on suspected sodomy allegations was arraigned in court on Tuesday. Also Read: Four petitioners awarded Ksh.16M in pos...
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‘Quack doctor’ Mugo wa Wairimu fined Ksh.1.4M or serve 11 years in prison
By Dzuya Walter,
2022, October 28, 2020 (EAT)
'Quack doctor' Mugo wa Wairimu was on Wednesday fined Ksh.1.4 million or serve 11 years in prison for running an unlicensed clinic. Mugo was charge...
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Outrage as Somali parliament drafts law permitting child, forced marriage
By Reuters,
2258, August 11, 2020 (EAT)
The Somali parliament has sparked outrage by replacing long-awaited legislation to protect women and girls from violence with a new bill permitting ch...
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Kathiani: 70yr-old grandpa James Muia and his son charged with incest, defilement
By Enock Muswii,
1639, July 30, 2020 (EAT)
A Machakos court has ordered the detention of a man and his son who are accused of defiling an 11-year-old girl in Kathiani for four years. The two...
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Push for SRHR policies, legal frameworks to protect the vulnerable amid COVID-19
By Citizen Reporter,
1558, July 10, 2020 (EAT)
Initially, the awareness on women’s Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) was more focused on the distribution of sanitary towels to youn...
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Six police officers to be charged over killings, assault – IPOA
By Ian Omondi,
1144, June 4, 2020 (EAT)
The Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) now says six police officers will be arrested and charged with various serious offences including ...
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Nyamira MCA charged with defiling 17-year-old girl
By Jackline Mauti,
1914, September 9, 2019 (EAT)
A Nyamira Member of County of Assembly (MCA) was on Monday charged with defiling a 17-year-old girl. Appearing before Nyamira Law Courts, Magwagwa ...
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CJ Maraga urges unity in fight against sexual offences cases
By Chrispine Otieno,
1214, August 17, 2019 (EAT)
Chief Justice David Maraga on Friday called for collective effort in the fight against rising cases of defilement in the society. Presiding over th...
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Court postpones sentencing of rugby players Olaba, Wanyama found guilty of rape
By Sophie Njagi,
1202, August 9, 2019 (EAT)
The High Court in Nairobi on Friday postponed the sentencing of rugby players Alex Olaba and Frank Wanyama to next Friday, August 16, 2019 at 2pm. ...
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Man accused of sexual assault says victim ‘has not checked up on him’
By Sophie Njagi,
1349, July 24, 2019 (EAT)
A man charged with sexual assault of a minor on Wednesday shocked the court when he said the victim has not checked up on him. Cyrus Kusimba Masind...
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New twist in Mombasa Uber driver case over indecent act charge
By Babu Abdalla,
1544, July 23, 2019 (EAT)
Fredrick Mungai Njenga, the Mombasa Uber driver who was released over a faulty charge sheet, has now been indicted for committing an indecent act. ...
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Man, 71, arraigned for allegedly raping mentally challenged granddaughter
By Sophie Njagi,
2026, July 1, 2019 (EAT)
A 71-year-old man was on Monday arraigned in a Nairobi court for allegedly raping his 19-year-old mentally challenged granddaughter. John Kasoloyi ...
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Matiang’i says plan to lower sex consent age to 16 years is ‘nonsense’
By Citizen Reporter,
1758, June 7, 2019 (EAT)
Interior CS Fred Matiang'i has expressed his objection to plans to lower age for sex consent from 18 to 16 years. According to him, children should...
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Former Vatican treasurer appeals against abuse convictions
By Reuters,
1121, June 5, 2019 (EAT)
Former Vatican treasurer Cardinal George Pell appeared in an Australian court on Wednesday for an appeal hearing against his convictions for sexually ...
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Debate as court proposes sex consent age lowered to 16 years
By Raquel Muigai,
1018, March 27, 2019 (EAT)
An intense debate has emerged in the country after three Court of Appeal judges proposed an amendment to the Sexual Offences Act to have the age of co...
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Ex-Man City ace Adam Johnson released from jail
By Agencies,
1735, March 22, 2019 (EAT)
Former England international Adam Johnson has been released from prison after serving three years for child sex offences. The former Sunderland and...
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Pope Francis turns down resignation of French cardinal in sex abuse cover-up
By Reuters,
1826, March 19, 2019 (EAT)
Philippe Barbarin, the French Roman Catholic cardinal convicted of failing to report sexual abuse charges, said on Tuesday that Pope Francis had turne...
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