A former deputy headteacher, John Kamau, has been sentenced to 28 years in prison for defiling a 13-year-old pupil between April and October 2023 in Thika West Sub-County, Kiambu County.

• The sentence was handed down by Resident Magistrate Evangelista Kithinji after the prosecution proved its case beyond a reasonable doubt.
• The minor’s testimony was deemed consistent, detailed, and credible, corroborated by medical reports and other witnesses.
• Kamau had fled after the incident, contemplating suicide before securing employment as a curriculum coordinator at a private school.