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Man's 50-year jail term quashed after successful appeal

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Nyeri Principal Magistrate Mathias Okuche convicted Joseph Kihara after finding him guilty. [iStockphoto]

A 59-year-old man who was sentenced to 50 years in prison for defilement has been set free after the Court of Appeal overturned his conviction.

Joseph Kihara successfully challenged his conviction in a case where he was accused of defiling a 10-year-old girl.

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