The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has secured a life imprisonment sentence against a 50-year-old man, convicted of committing incest with his teenage daughter in Tana River County.

According to DPP, the accused, identified as Hussein Buya Omar, was found guilty of incest contrary to Section 20(1) of the Sexual Offences Act.

The conviction was delivered by Edward Too, a Senior Principal Magistrate at the Hola Law Courts in Tana River.

Prosecution told the court that the offence occurred on several occasions in Mkomani Village, within Mazuni Location in Tana River County, where the accused repeatedly abused the school-going girl despite being fully aware that she was his daughter.

Led by Alfred Michuki and Elijah Oruko, the prosecution presented a strong case supported by seven witnesses including the minor, her mother, the area chief, a clinical officer and the investigating officer.

DPP stated that medical evidence, including the P3 form, treatment notes and the child’s birth certificate, corroborated the victim’s testimony and linked the accused to the offence.

While delivering the judgement, Principal Magistrate Too described the victim’s account as consistent, credible and free from malice.

The Magistrate further dismissed the accused’s defence as a mere denial and ruled that the prosecution had proved its case beyond reasonable doubt.

Consequently, the court sentenced Hussein Buya Omar to life imprisonment.