By Diana Wenwa
45-year-old man was sentenced to 50 years in prison for subjecting an 8-year-old minor to series of sexual assaults.
The ruling was made by Malindi Senior Principal Magistrate Hon. Olga Onalo, who found the accused guilty of the incest and subsequently convicted and sentenced him.
Baya who is known to be a notorious predatory pedophile, lured the minor into his room to perform the heinous act and later give him Ksh 10 presumably to buy his silence.
“Hon. Onalo heard that Baya was a notorious predatory paedophile, who lured him to his room to perform the beastly act and later buy his silence with Ksh. 10,” wrote the ODPP.
Once news of the incident spread in the village, members of the public arrested the accused and took him to Gongoni police station, where he was later charged with incest.
The accused is said to have threatened to kill the child if he disclosed the assault to his parents or siblings.
During the judgment, the Senior Principle Magistrate noted that the assaults had inflicted the minor psychologically, emotionally and physically.
The magistrate acknowledged that the prosecution led by Suke Summaru, had fulfilled its responsibility of proving the case beyond a reasonable doubt.
“In her judgement, Hon. Onalo noted that the beastly acts tortured the minor psychologically, emotionally and physically. The magistrate stated that the prosecution through Suke Summaru discharged its responsibility of proving the case beyond any reasonable doubt,” read the statement in part from the ODPP.
Ms. Summaru pleaded with the court to consider the severe impact the act had on the minor’s future life.
Five witnesses, including the minor, testified in the court and the evidence presented incriminated the accused.
The child had suffered extensive injuries and trauma after a series of assault that were done on diverse dates in November 2022 at Pumwani Village in Magarini sub-county, Kilifi County.