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Life convict who defiled, sired child with daughter to be tried afresh

The High Court has ordered fresh trial for a man convicted to life sentence for defiling and siring a child with his 15-year-old daughter.

Judge Jesse Njagi in his judgment said the appellant’s rights to be supplied with witness statements and documentary exhibits to enable him prepare for defense were violated thus a trial could not stand.

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