Five in Mavuno Church child kidnap saga jailed

Raphael Nderitu, Monica Wangui, Anne Wambui and Anne Nyambura at Milimani Law Courts Wednesday. [PHOTO: DAVID NJAAGA/STANDARD]

NAIROBI, KENYA: Five people accused of kidnapping a six-year-old girl at Mavuno Church in Nairobi have been sentenced to 16 years in jail for kidnap, theft and related charges.

The accused will serve five years for kidnapping a child under the age of 14 years with intent to steal, seven years for stealing money from the parents of the girl while she was in their hands and four years for related charges. The sentences will run concurrently.