A 62-year-old German national charged with defiling Six boys will remain in custody for two more days pending a rule of his bond terms by the court.

Nakuru Senior Resident magistrate Emanuel Soita in his ruling directed that Mr Martin Hermann Baumgartner be remanded at the Nakuru GK Prison until Wednesday when he will deliver a ruling on his bond application.

The court issued the directive after Mr Herman denied 14 counts relating to sexual assault against six boys in Bahati sub county. The charges include defilement, sexual assault, indecent act with a child and compelling the minor to engage in indecent acts.

The offences were committed on diverse dates between 2006 and 2023 at Mr Hermann's residence in Kwa Nyayo area of Bahati.

The suspect is facing two more counts namely trafficking of persons.

According to the prosecution, Herman trafficked two young men aged 18 and 19 to Shanzu in Kilifi county on diverse dates between January and February 2023 for purposes of sexual exploitation.

The suspect was arrested on February 14 at his residence in Bahati by detectives from the Directorate of Criminal investigations.

Chief inspector Evelyne Mboya who is attached to the Anti-human trafficking wing of the DCI told the court that they received a complaint from the independent Police Oversight Authority of a scheme by the suspect to defeat justice by evading arrest.

The officers pursued the suspect and nabbed him at his house.

While requesting the court to deny him bail, the police said the suspect is a flight risk since he holds two citizenships, one for Kenya and another for Germany.

Ms Mboya noted that the suspect is capable of fleeing the country and also interfering with the evidence.

The court heard that Herman is a director of the Twajenga holdings company and wields great influence to the community.

Ms Mboya said Herman lured the victims into his place offering financial assistance through his company and had employed the victims.

His lawyer Lawrence Karanja however opposed the application for denial of bond noting that it is a violation of his clients’ right.

Mr Karanja assured the court that his client has undertaken to attend court without fail.

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German national accused of defiling Six Boys

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