Ngong pastor who defiled two minors 11 years ago claiming that he was transferring holy spirit power to the children through the act, has been sentenced to 50 years in prison.
Milimani principal magistrate Caroline Njagi on Tuesday sentenced James Njuguna Kuria, the pastor to 50 years in jail in count one and 20 years in count two.
She however directed that the sentences should run concurrently meaning he will only serve the longest jail term which is 50 years.
Last week, the man of God was convicted of defiling the children aged 11 and 14 using religious connotations and manipulations.
The pastor faced two counts of repeatedly defiling the children who were congregants at his church.
In her ruling, Njagi said evidence adduced in court proved the case against the pastor beyond reasonable doubt.
“In the circumstances, it is my finding that the prosecution evidence in this regard is watertight on counts 1 and 2 herein,” he said.
“I find that the two minors were truthful witnesses, and their evidence was corroborated by medical evidence. I find that the prosecution proved their case to the required standard against the accused person on the charge of defilement in counts 1 and 2. The accused person is convicted as charged as per the provisions of Section 215 of the CPC.”
Njagi said that the accused person in his defense and throughout the trial raised issues of mental illness however, the medical report ruled contrary to his allegations.
