A Nairobi court will on Wednesday render its sentence on two Mama Lucy Hospital social workers convicted of child trafficking and negligence.
The sentence will be delivered by Milimani senior principal magistrate Esther Kimilu at 12 pm.
Last week, Leparan and his co-accused Selina Adundo, also a social worker, were convicted of child trafficking and negligence after a BBC report exposed them two years ago.
In his mitigation, Leparan through lawyers Danstan Omari and Martina Swiga said he is a first-time offender and prayed for a non-custodial sentence.
Swiga said the court should consider his rehabilitation and restoration of justice.
The Court also heard that Leparan is a family man with children and he is a breadwinner having lost his father at a tender age.
"If given a non-custodial sentence, he will be able to reflect on the concluded trial so that he can be able to fit in society and support his family," Swiga said.
Magistrate Kimilu was also urged to be lenient and give orders for community service which includes unpaid public work.
Omari also raised concerns in the Probation report which he said has contradictions that depict Leparan from different angles, especially on the family background.
In the report, Omari said the convict is from a polygamous family and the challenges being raised are difficult hence he lacked proper parental upbringing.
The psychologically poor background affects the children by generating hopelessness, Omari said.
The economy is also to be blamed for the conviction.
