Rugby Players Alex Olaba and Frank Wanyama Found Guilty Of Gang Rape

It’s the end of the road for two promising careersafter two Kenya Harlequins players were declared guilty of rape by a Milimani Law Court Chief Magistrate Martha Mutuku late Thursday.

The two allegedly recorded the entire ordeal, and when they learnt that the victim was planning to seek legal redress, they deleted the video recordings.

The chief magistrate stated the case had guilt written all over it after the duo deleted a video recording of the assaultwhich would have been key evidence in the case

“The suspects’ decision to delete the videos was an action of guilt,” said Magistrate Mutuku.

Alex Olaba and Frank Wanyama were in April 2018 charged with raping a woman on her birthday on February 10th at her apartment in Nairobi’s High-rise Estate.

The woman, Wendy Kemunto who is an upcoming artist allegedly became pregnant after the ordeal and claimed that one of the rugby players, who also plays for the Kenya Sevens team, had threatened to sue if she went public she claimed she tried to confront Wanyama with the allegations, but he dismissed her telling her to go look for a lawyer if she decided to go public.

In their statements, the duo stated they knew the accuser and that they were together on the day she claims she was sexually assaulted during her birthday on February 10.

The rape allegations emerged on March 31st 2018 after the artist accused the two on her Instagram page of taking advantage of her and engaging in a forced threesome which resulted in the unplanned pregnancy.

The ruling had been postponed twice after Olaba missed court sessions and at some point a warrant of arrest was issued after missing for the second time.

They had earlier denied these accusations and had been released on bail

The two athletes who have vowed to appeal against the decision will be sentenced on Friday, August 9th.