17/05/2026
Mzee Mutungi Nzioki Ndaisi says that he is currently serving a 15-year prison sentence at Kamiti Medium Prison after being convicted in a defilement case that he claims was fabricated following a disagreement with a local Assistant Chief in Makueni County.
According to Mzee Mutungi, he had lived peacefully for decades as a farmer and businessman earning a living by selling sand and building stones from his land to support his family. He says his problems allegedly began after a newly posted Assistant Chief approached him demanding free building stones, a request he declined because it was his source of income.
He claims the Assistant Chief became angry after the refusal and later worked together with the mother of a 15-year-old girl from the village to falsely accuse him of defilement. Mzee Mutungi alleges that the girl had already been involved with several young men and had become pregnant but instead of identifying the actual person responsible, blame was allegedly shifted to him.
Mzee Mutungi further says that at the time of the alleged incidents, he was already suffering from a serious reproductive health condition and had undergone surgery. He claims doctors had advised him to avoid any intimate relations for a long period as he prepared for another operation.
Despite this, he says he was arrested and charged with defilement. According to him, no DNA test was conducted and no medical examination was carried out on him during investigations. He also claims there were no eyewitnesses linking him to the allegations.
The case was later heard at Kilungu Law Courts where he says he explained his medical condition, age and the alleged grudge connected to the disagreement over the stones business. However, he was convicted in 2020 and sentenced to 15 years imprisonment. His appeal at the High Court in Makueni was later dismissed in 2021.
Now serving his sentence at Kamiti Medium Prison, Mzee Mutungi says he has lost his freedom, dignity, family life and the busi