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Man convicted of rape returns home after 12 years in prison

John Macharia, 52, was jailed in 2010 for rape. [Kennedy Gachuhi, Standard]

Residents of Gacuhi village in Njoro, Nakuru County, have welcomed the return of a man freed from jail after 12 years behind bars.

John Macharia, 52, was convicted of rape in 2010 and slapped with an 18-year jail term, part of which he served at the Nakuru GK Prison and Naivasha Maximum Prison.

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