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According to the report, courts received 31,460 Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) cases during the year, showing a 0.9 per cent rise that the Judiciary connects to growing confidence among survivors. Grievous harm and assault made up most of the filings, contributing close to three-quarters of the total, while matters involving minors accounted for about 19 per cent.
The man also faces a murder allegation involving the victim’s grandfather and was arrested after being on the run. He pleaded guilty despite repeated warnings from the court.
The court, presided over by Kibera Principal Magistrate Christine Njagi, convicted the accused after the prosecution presented compelling evidence showing he lured and defiled an unsuspecting minor before recording the incident on his mobile phone.
The program features a comprehensive 12-module curriculum covering legal frameworks, equality principles, inter-agency cooperation, and strategies for managing sensitive cases in court. It brings together 30 prosecutors from across the country for a four-day intensive training that integrates legal, social, and psychological approaches to child defilement cases.
The alleged incident reportedly occurred in September 2025 at Utukuni area, Mkomani Location, Lamu Island, Central Sub-County, where Hussein is said to have intentionally and unlawfully penetrated the minor.
Disco matanga are nighttime vigils held at the home of a deceased person, where relatives and neighbours gather to mourn and celebrate the departed. While the events are meant to show solidarity, they often turn into all-night dance parties, leaving children unsupervised and vulnerable to abuse.
The DPP presented evidence that Muthami lured the minor into his house under the pretext of watching television before committing the offence on November 6, 2022, at Kiwerera area in Likoni Sub-County.
The particulars of the charge stated that on diverse dates between September 2023 and October 15, 2023, in the Rojorojo area within Kilifi county, the accused intentionally and unlawfully penetrated his biological daughter.
He threatened her with a knife before committing the act," the prosecution said.