A 32-year-old man from Nyando was on Friday sentenced to serve 70-years’ jail term, after he was convicted for two counts of raping his 14-year-old niece and infecting her with a sexually transmitted disease.
Timothy Okongo was initially sentenced to 80 years behind bars, but Nyando resident magistrate Tom Wechuli suspended the other 10 years on condition of good behaviour.
On the first count, the prosecution told the court that in November 2013, the complainant, who at that time was staying at Okongo’s house, was sent to the garden in the company of two other girls.
The accused then followed the complainant, who at that time was driving away some cattle, and took her into a nearby bush near a garden and after covering her mouth threatened to assault her if she revealed the matter to anyone.
On the second count, the court heard that the accused raped the girl while she was asleep in the dining room on a different night.
The court was told that the matter was discovered in May last year, when the girl’s class teacher discovered that the complainant had developed some genital warts.
The case was reported to the police and a medical examination was done.
The accused had pleaded not guilty, but the court found him guilty due to overwhelming evidence.