KENYA
Standard Digital
By Lucas Ng’asike and Moses Nyamori
Turkana, Kenya: A Catholic priest has been arrested and arraigned in court for allegedly sodomising a Form Three student in Lodwar.
Father John Manzi was charged in a Lodwar court with indecently committing the act contrary to section 11(A) of the Sexual Offences Act of 2006.
The priest pleaded not guilty before acting Principal Magistrate Harrison Barasa and the case was set for hearing on June 5.
He was released on a bond of Sh100,000 with one surety of a similar amount or cash bail of Sh80,000.
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