Pastor Who Impregnated His 2 Daughters To Spend 140 Years In Prison

A court in Kenya’s Ndia Constituency of Kirinyaga County has sentenced a pastor to 140 years in prison.

Ekohotblog reports that the popular pastor identified as John Gichira bagged the sentence for sexually assaulting and impregnating his two daughters aged 14 and 16.

Delivering his judgment on Thursday, January 14, Senior Principal Magistrates, Anthony Mwicigi of Baricho High Court sentenced John to 70-year- jail term which will run concurrently

Mwicigi also ordered that John should be added to list of dangerous offenders.

“I sentence you 70 years for each offence and you have 14 days to appeal. This court orders that your names to be added in the register of convicted and dangerous offenders.” the Magistrate announced.

“Gichira will serve 70 years for each count of defilement; the sentences to run consecutively,” the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions said, citing a sentence in a Kirinyaga court.

The accused had pleaded guilty to charges on January 5, 2021, and was detained until Thursday.

He said the devil pushed him to commit the offences and asked forgiveness from his children and the court, saying that everybody makes mistakes.

“I pray that the court, those that I have offended including the girls I impregnated. It is my first time to commit such an act. I blame Satan for tricking me.” he said.

According to charges read out to him by the prosecution, the first offense was committed on diverse dates between June 1 and 30, 2020 in Kinyakiiru village, Kirinyaga against his 16-year-old daughter.

She is now seven months pregnant. The second offence was committed on or around August 2020 against his 14-year old daughter who is six months pregnant.

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Both are primary school pupils. He was apprehended in Mbeere South in Meru County where he had fled to and posed as a Somalia herder but residents were suspicious of his accent and tipped authorities before he was arrested in the first week of January.