Court hands MCA 15 years in jail for defiling minor

Lukas Masa Hura who was convicted by Rongo Resident Magistrate Court for defiling a 13-year-old girl. [PHOTO: STANLEY OGWAE/STANDARD]

Kisumu, Kenya: A member of Migori County Assembly has been convicted to 15 years behind in jail after he was found guilty of defiling a 13-year-old girl.

Lukas Masa Hura, who until the day of his conviction was serving as a County Representative for Ntimaru East Ward, was charged that on May 11, last year, at Ntimaru Town in Kuria East, Migori County, he defiled the girl who the court was told was a Class Six pupil at a local primary school.