Isabella Wambani Walubengo alias Conspeta Mutenyo Namalwa and Margaret Kerubo Nyakoe alias Magi were found guilty of eight counts of trafficking three children. Milimani Senior Principal Magistrate Martha Mutuku sentenced the two to 30 years each in two counts, three years each in three counts and two years each in other counts. She said the sentences will run concurrently.
According to the charge sheet, the two are accused that on unknown dates in 2015 at unknown place, they conspired to traffic in person two children aged one year. They also conspired to traffic another child aged below five months in 2016. Nyakoe is further accused that on diverse dates in May 2015 at Kapsasul village in Nandi County, she transported one of the children aged one year to Nyali, in Mombasa County and handed the baby to her co-accused, Walubengo for purpose of abuse of position of vulnerability of the child.
