By Martha Okoth |March 3,2026
Mombasa court has sentenced Jonathan Mutuku, a man in his 40s, to life imprisonment for defiling and sexually assaulting three school-going girls.
Mutuku was convicted by Mombasa Resident Magistrate Hon. Green Odera on two counts of defilement, one count of committing an indecent act with a child, and one count of sexual assault under the Sexual Offences Act. The offences occurred on September 26, 2023, in Kibarani, Mikindani area, Jomvu Sub-County.
The victims, aged eight, eight, and nine, provided consistent and credible testimony during the trial. The prosecution, led by Principal Prosecution Counsel Purity Musembi, presented eight witnesses, including medical experts. Medical reports, including P3 and PRC forms, confirmed injuries consistent with sexual assault.
In his ruling, Hon. Odera dismissed Mutuku’s defence as a mere denial, noting that the prosecution had proved its case beyond a reasonable doubt.
Mutuku has 14 days to appeal the conviction and sentence.
