Suspect convicted of imprisoning, assaulting and raping “Mama Fua”

On Monday, May 27, 2024, the court sentenced a man found guilty of assaulting and raping his domestic worker, known locally as “Mama Fua”.

According to details of the case, the suspect – Simon Mwita Mwere – locked up the victim, identified only as ‘H’, beat her and sexually abused her.

Njeri wa Migwi, a Kenyan human rights activist and founder of Usikimye Foundation, an organization that provides shelter and assistance to victims of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in Kenya, announced the significant breakthrough in the case.

Throughout the legal process, the organization supported the victim and ensured that she was present at every court hearing despite the challenges.

The court sentenced the accused to 27 years in prison: “Taking into account all the above factors and the circumstances of this case as well as the time the accused has spent in custody, I hereby sentence the accused Simon Mwita Mwere to 27 years in prison with effect from today, 27 May 2024.”

Njeri wa Migwi noted that the identity of the victim was kept secret throughout the process as protecting her privacy and safety was the top priority. She also mentioned that the suspect had made threats.

“H is a Mama Fua who was asked to do laundry for a client but was locked up, beaten, abused and raped. We went through this journey with H and yesterday was the verdict. We never missed a court hearing and accompanied them. He threatened us all. We carried on. 27 years in prison. That’s it.” tweeted the human rights activist.

This is H

H is a Mama Fua who was asked to do laundry for a customer but was locked up, beaten, abused and raped.

We went down this path with H and yesterday the verdict was announced. We never missed a court hearing and we went to them. He threatened us all. We kept going.

27 years in prison. Fl. pic.twitter.com/lJnPAzsc8P

— Njeri Wa Migwi™ (@NjeriWaMigwi) May 28, 2024