This archive report was first published on 9 October 2019.
On September 19, 2018, Felix Gitari Kirimi committed a heinous crime in Hindi Town, Lamu West Sub-County, by sexually assaulting his girlfriend's five-and-a-half-year-old daughter.
According to the court, this was not an isolated incident. A few months prior, Kirimi had similarly assaulted his former girlfriend's nine-year-old daughter.
Despite the overwhelming evidence against him, Kirimi denied all charges and instead accused his girlfriend of framing him up for refusing to buy her a TV decoder.
'I am unfairly targeted. I didn't in any way assault the said minors. This is pure framing on the part of my girlfriend. I am confident all this is as a result of my action to refuse to buy my girlfriend a decoder she was really pushing for,' said Kirimi.
However, the court was not convinced by Kirimi's defence. Principal Magistrate Allan Temba delivered the ruling, stating that two doctors testified in the case and confirmed that the infant's private part was swollen and had blood stains due to lacerations.
Mr Temba said that in both cases, Kirimi would insert his fingers into the private parts of his girlfriends' daughters, despite enjoying unlimited sex from his girlfriends.
'The evidence presented before the court proved beyond doubt that you are a paedophile. You have even refused to mitigate and to apologise for such a serious offence. You are therefore sentenced to 25 years in jail. You have 14 days to appeal,' said Mr Temba.
