A matatu driver charged with defiling a 15-year-old girl five years ago has told an Eldoret court that he had only offered the girl a place to spend the night after she fell out with her mother.
James Omondi, 38, who operates along the Eldoret–Langas estate route, stated before Senior Resident Magistrate Daniel Sitati that he had asked his sister to accommodate the minor at her house in Langas.
He further informed the court that he had acted out of goodwill after the minor told him she was travelling at night to her home county of Migori following a feud with her mother.
The accused appealed to the magistrate for sympathy, arguing that his case had been clearly framed and fixed by certain individuals whom he claimed were his enemies.
“Your Honour, I was trying to save the minor’s life when she explained that she had differed with her mother and wanted to travel to Migori in protest,” he said, adding:
