THE STANDARD
RIFT VALLEY
Meshack Kipkoech Kosgei at Eldama Ravine law court on February 26, 2018. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]
A man charged with causing the death of a boy through dangerous driving has been sentenced to five years in jail.
Meshack Kipkoech Kosgei was found guilty of causing the death of six-year-old Birion Kinda on December 25, 2017, on Nakuru-Mogotio Road.
While sentencing the accused, Eldama Ravine Senior Principal Magistrate John Tamar noted that Kipkoech had previously caused death by dangerous driving.
“Consequently and noting that the accused had previous records of causing death by dangerous driving, I sentence the accused to five years imprisonment,” stated the magistrate in his judgement.