In Kilifi, Kenya, a 26-year-old casual labourer has been sentenced to life imprisonment for defiling his five-year-old female cousin in November 2023. Chief Magistrate Charles Obulutsa found the accused guilty of defilement under the Sexual Offences Act.

• The victim was 5 years old, triggering a life sentence as per Sections 8(1) and 8(2) of the Sexual Offences Act.
• The perpetrator exploited close family ties, committing the assault while the child was under her grandmother's care, as her mother was working in Qatar.
• Medical evidence presented by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) confirmed injuries consistent with sexual assault, a key factor in the conviction.