Teacher charged with defiling student released on bail
A Nairobi criminal court has released on bail a high school teacher held for allegedly defiling his student.
Mr Hillary Okeyo, of Highridge Secondary School, was released on a Sh2 million bond or an alternative Sh500,000 cash bail.
The prosecution have said they will file an appeal against the release, saying the magistrate erred in granting him bail.
Mr Okeyo was charged with defiling the Form One girl at the school and committing an indecent act with a child. He faces life imprisonment if found guilty.
The prosecution has opposed his release on bond on the grounds that his personal security may be at risk as the incident had provoked public outrage.
A prosecutor had told the court the public may harm the teacher if he is set free from custody.
The prosecution also said investigations were incomplete and that “he is likely to interfere with evidence by contacting students and staff who are listed to testify against him”.
Mr Okeyo denied charges before Chief Magistrate Daniel Ogembo at the Milimani Law Courts in Nairobi on Wednesday.
His lawyer said he has a right to State protection, and that “lynching does not have space in law”.
