Elders in Vihiga County have fined a 78-year-old deacon Sh17,000 and a cow for allegedly defiling his six-year-old granddaughter. According to the elders, the fine was to serve as a cleansing fee for the act he allegedly committed mid last week. Chief Zachary Mwangale said they imposed the fine at a chief’s baraza held at Ihiru Village, Munoywa Sub-Location in Sabatia Sub-County on Monday. My children helped to pay the fine.”He however denied committing the offence and blamed the accusations on family rivalry. Family rivalry also played some role in the whole matter.”CLEANSING FEEBut the visibly shaken father of 13 claimed he was not at home at the time the alleged crime was committed.

Source: Daily Nation October 13, 2016 03:45 UTC