A city court has found six young men accused of sexually assaulting a woman in Nairobi’s Kayole estate in 2014, guilty.
The group popularly known as ‘Kayole Six’, caused a storm in 2014 after they were captured on video assaulting Regina Nyambura for what they termed as dressing badly.
The six Michael Kamau Samwel, Zachary Gitonga Nderitu, Kelvin Njuguna Waina, Davii Kinuthia Mbatha, Hosea Kasim and Lawrence Kuria Njeru have now been sentensed to five years in jail each.
The attack perpetrated by the six came at a time when there were increased cases of men stripping women in Nairobi streets for showing too much skin.
Regina who sold eggs, was assaulted while at her stand by the six men who posed as customers.
They tore her undergarments and sexually assaulted her in a shocking act of madness. Regina however survived the ordeal despite suffering serious injuries.
The accused persons were arrested, but denied the charges. Their case has been going on for four years.
The trial court ruled that the prosecution had presented enough evidence against the accused persons with all testimonies corroborating their guilt beyond doubt.
The judgment reads in part: “There is no doubt whatsoever in my mind that the accused persons indeed committed the offence as the evidence is conclusive and compelling enough to find a conviction.”
The magistrate then read out the sentence: “As such, I find the accused persons guilty of indecent act with an adult. I hereby convict the accused persons to five years jail term each.”