Waziri Mayai Wa Maradhi
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- Jan 28, 2026
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Moffat Maitha, the former Member of Parliament for Kangundo, was charged before the Kangundo Law Courts with defilement and an alternative count of committing an indecent act with a child under the Sexual Offences Act. Prosecutors alleged that the offences involved a 15-year-old Standard Eight pupil from Kisukioni Primary School in Matungulu. Maitha denied the charges throughout the trial.
The prosecution presented evidence from the complainant, who testified that she had been introduced to Moffat Maitha by his co-accused, Veronica Nthenya. The girl told the court that she was allegedly taken to meet the former legislator before the incident occurred. Veronica Nthenya was separately charged with benefiting from child prostitution under the Sexual Offences Act and also denied the allegations.
Kangundo Resident Magistrate Japhet Bii later acquitted Moffat Maitha after ruling that the prosecution had failed to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt. The court found that inconsistencies in the prosecution's evidence, including contradictions between witness testimony, the complainant's account and the medical evidence, created reasonable doubt. Moffat Maitha was therefore found not guilty and released. He later returned to elective politics and was elected as a Member of the County Assembly.
The prosecution presented evidence from the complainant, who testified that she had been introduced to Moffat Maitha by his co-accused, Veronica Nthenya. The girl told the court that she was allegedly taken to meet the former legislator before the incident occurred. Veronica Nthenya was separately charged with benefiting from child prostitution under the Sexual Offences Act and also denied the allegations.
Kangundo Resident Magistrate Japhet Bii later acquitted Moffat Maitha after ruling that the prosecution had failed to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt. The court found that inconsistencies in the prosecution's evidence, including contradictions between witness testimony, the complainant's account and the medical evidence, created reasonable doubt. Moffat Maitha was therefore found not guilty and released. He later returned to elective politics and was elected as a Member of the County Assembly.
