Remorseless rapist to serve 10 years in jail

By GEORGE OLWENYA

A man who raped a 25-year-old woman in a bush has been jailed for ten years.

Gerald Odhiambo Onyango was on Thursday found guilty of dragging the woman into a thicket where he threatened to kill her if she raised alarm before raping her.

The accused, who appeared before Siaya Principal Magistrate William Chepseba, was charged that on November 13, 2009, at Ojwando "A" sub-location in Siaya District, he raped the epileptic woman.

He faced a second count of committing an indecent act contrary to the Sexual Offences Act.

The man, whom the magistrate termed as remorseless, also faced an alternative charge that on the material day, he intentionally touched the woman’s private parts.

The complainant had earlier told court how Odhiambo found her on the veranda of their house and dragged her to a nearby bush where forcefully removed her undergarments and raped her.