Wajir chief jailed for 40 years for raping 18-year-old girl, posting her nude photos

Wajir chief jailed for 40 years for raping 18-year-old girl, posting her nude photos

A Chief in Wajir County has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for raping an 18-year-old girl severally and circulating her nude images on social media.

The accused, Chief Kalimoi Shale, was also slapped with Ksh.500,000 fine, which he is expected to pay to the victim as compensation.

According to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP), the chief forced the girl to an out-of-court settlement after committing the heinous acts.

“Chief Kalimoi Shale of Wajir was found guilty of raping an 18-year-old girl on multiple occasions and using his position to force her to accept an out-of-court settlement through Maslaha, a cultural conflict resolution model common in North Eastern Kenya,” read the stated the ODPP.

“The chief was also accused of circulating the victim’s nude photos on social media after she refused to accept his continuous abuse.”

The administrator was sentenced to 20 years in jail for rape, and another 20 years for wrongful distribution of obscene or intimate images.

The ODPP noted that the two sentences will run concurrently.

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