The High Court in Migori has enhanced a sentence from 20 years imprisonment to life imprisonment for a man who defiled a 9-year-old girl.
Paul Otieno Ojwang, had been convicted and sentenced to serve 20 years’ imprisonment by the trial court. He was found guilty of defiling a 9-year-old girl in October 2022, at Ombo area in Migori County.
He was dissatisfied with the sentence, which, according to him, was harsh. He moved to the Migori High Court to challenge the magistrate’s sentence, which was opposed by the Director of Public Prosecution.
The DPP, through Senior Assistant Director of Public Prosecution, M Ikol Esaba, opposed the appeal and argued that the sentence was lenient given the age of the minor.
She urged the court to enhance the sentence from 20 years to life imprisonment. The High Court agreed with the prosecution’s arguments and enhanced the sentence to life imprisonment.
