A court in Kilifi County has sentenced a former football coach to life imprisonment after finding him guilty of defiling young boys under his care.

Peter Mureithi was also fined KSh90 million or in default serve an extra 110 years in prison for child pornography, being in possession of videos with obscene inages of a minor aged 11 years.

Kilifi Principal magistrate Ivy Wasike also found Mureithi guilty of trafficking in persons for the purposes of exploiting them sexually contrary to Section 3(1) as read with Section 3(5) of the counter trafficking persons Act No. 8 of 2010.

The sentencing of the former football coach came after the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) successfully tabled evidence implicating him in the defilement of young boys.

Prosecution detailed to the court how the accused, who managed a football team consisting players under the age of 15, would recruit the minors and offer their families financial support as a way of buying their silence for his actions.

The offences were committed between 2022 and 2023 around Mwembe Tayari area, in Malindi Sub-County.

The suspect has 14 days to appeal against the sentence.