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Kenyan rugby players jailed 15 years for gang rape

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AFP Nairobi
Last Updated : Aug 16 2019 | 8:20 PM IST

A Kenyan court on Friday sentenced two rugby players to 15 years in prison for the gang rape of a female singer at a birthday party last year.

The international rugby sevens players Frank Wanyama, 24, and Alex Olaba, 23, were earlier this month found guilty of the rape in a case which highlighted what some activists refer to as a tradition of "rape culture" in rugby.

Milimani High Court Martha Mutuku handed down the sentences of 15 years imprisonment saying "a deterrent sentence is necessary."

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First Published: Aug 16 2019 | 8:20 PM IST

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