Madrasa teacher accused of defiling 13-year-old girl in Eldoret freed on bond

Senior Principal Magistrate Cheronoh Kesse granted Abdullahi Khalif a bond of Ksh. 300,000 with an alternative of cash bail of Ksh. 150,000 after he pleaded not guilty to the defilement charges.

Khalif was charged with defilement contrary to Section 8 (1) as read with Section 8 (3) of the Sexual Offences Act No.3 of 2006.

He was charged on diverse dates between October 20, 2025 and November 30, 2025, at Kambi Mwangi area in Turbo sub-county within Uasin Gishu county, intentionally and unlawfully defiling the minor.

The accused is also facing an alternative count of committing an indecent act with the minor by touching her private parts.

Earlier, the prosecution had opposed his release on bond or cash bail, arguing that he was a flight risk owing to the fact that his place of abode was not known.

The court was further informed that the community where the madrasa teacher was residing was still baying for his blood in the event he is freed from custody after he was linked to the sexual assault on a minor with special needs.

But his lawyer Richard Warigi dismissed claims by the prosecution that the accused person was a flight risk, noting that his place of abode was well known to the public.

Warigi told the court that the accused enjoys rights enshrined in the constitution, adding that the court ought to consider that he is presumed innocent until proven otherwise.

Warigi assured the Magistrate that his client would present himself in court whenever needed.

In her ruling, the Magistrate ordered that the matter be mentioned on January 29, 2026, for further direction.