Rugby Players Found Guilty of Gang Rape in Nairobi

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Nyakundi Report

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Primary source Kenyan Digest archive

This archive report was first published on 8 August 2019.

On February 11, 2018, a Nairobi court delivered a guilty verdict in a high-profile gang rape case involving two Kenyan rugby players.

According to the court, Alex Olaba and Frank Wanyama will be sentenced on Friday for their role in the crime.

The victim, a singer, claimed she was raped overnight on her birthday, February 10, 2018, at Seefar apartment in Highrise.

Chief Magistrate Martha Mutuku had issued an arrest warrant against Alex Olaba in July after he failed to appear in court.

The victim became pregnant as a result of the ordeal and alleged that one of the rugby players had threatened to sue her if she went public with the incident.

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