A Kericho court has sentenced 30-year-old Vincent Kimutai Koech to life imprisonment after finding him guilty of defiling an eight-year-old girl. According to the Kenya News Agency, Kericho Principal Magistrate Japheth Bii convicted Koech over the offence, which occurred on December 24, 2025, at the child's home in Nyallibush village, Sigowet, during a visit to her family.
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