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Lifeline for two rugby players jailed for rape

Rugby players Alex Olaba & Frank Wanyama in the dock at a Milimani court Nairobi where they were jailed for 15 years each for gang-rape. George Njunge / Standard

A grave mistake by the prosecution not to swear a witness has given a lifeline to two rugby players jailed 15 years for rape.

Justice Grace Ngenye quashed the conviction against Alex Olaba and Frank Wanyama and ordered for a retrial after finding that one of the witnesses who testified against them leading to the sentence was not sworn.

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