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Two men have been sentenced to a combined 70 years in prison after a Kibera court found them guilty of robbery with violence, gang rape and sexual assault in what the court described as a brutal and grave attack.
The landmark conviction followed a successful prosecution by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), with Principal Prosecution Counsel Hilda Omondi presenting evidence from six witnesses that proved the case beyond reasonable doubt.
The court heard that the complainant was lured to Nairobi on the pretext of a business opportunity before being robbed of a mobile phone, cash and personal documents.
During the ordeal, the victim was drugged, sexually assaulted, gang-raped and later abandoned at Lang'ata Cemetery with severe injuries that required emergency surgery.
Delivering judgement at the Kibera Law Courts on June 29, 2026, Senior Principal Magistrate Irene Kahuya found the two accused guilty on all counts after ruling that the prosecution had presented overwhelming evidence linking them to the crimes.
The court relied on the complainant's consistent and credible testimony, medical evidence, a motorcycle tracking report, documentary exhibits linking the motorcycle to the first accused, and other circumstantial evidence that conclusively placed both men at the scene.
The defence of mistaken identity was dismissed as lacking merit.
The magistrate sentenced the two to 30 years' imprisonment for robbery with violence, 20 years for gang rape and a further 20 years for sexual assault. The sentences will run consecutively, resulting in an effective prison term of 70 years after factoring in the eight months they had already spent in custody.
In sentencing, Magistrate Kahuya said the punishment reflected the seriousness of the offences and would serve as a strong deterrent against violent and sexual crimes.
The court also cautioned boda boda operators against allowing their motorcycles to be used to facilitate criminal activities.
The ruling marks a major victory for the DPP in the fight against violent and sexual offences, with the court finding that the prosecution had met the legal threshold required for conviction through coordinated investigations and strong evidence.
