Jail term for man who defiled minor reduced

According to the court papers, the convict is said to have defiled the minor on January 27, 2014, at Arror, Elgeyo Marakwet County. [iStockphoto]

The High Court in Eldoret has reduced a 15-year jail term handed to a man who was found guilty of defiling a 16-year-old girl three years ago.

Justice Reuben Nyakundi, who reduced the sentence awarded to Clinton Kumutai to 10 years following the appeal, noted that the trial court had failed to consider the time the appellant had spent in custody before his sentencing.