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Man to serve 50 years in jail for rape and theft

The suspect was found guilty of all the counts and sentenced to 50 years in jail. [iStockphoto]

A man has been sentenced to 50 years in jail for raping a woman and robbing her of a mobile phone, gas cylinder and Sh350.

Charles Odhiambo Abonyo is said to have committed the offence together with four other people at Shikhambi Estate in Lurambi constituency, Kakamega County on February 19, 2022.

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