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He pleaded guilty but was let free over prosecution errors

The whole courtroom suddenly went silent as Lodwar Senior Resident Magistrate Thomas Nzioki entered and called the court to order.

It was on June 7, 2010, a day when Edward Lodira, who sat quietly at the dock, would be sentenced after being found guilty of defiling a 14-year-old girl.

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