Court hands life sentences to three men in violent robbery cases

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A court sitting in Ngong handed life sentences to three men convicted of violent robbery.

The trio, Brian Kutitila Wanyama, Japhnae Wanyonyi Mukalama, and Thomas Wakoli Malava, were found guilty of robbery with violence, a capital offence under Kenyan law, after prosecutors marshalled evidence that left no room for doubt.

The court heard that on December 18, 2021, at Kibiku in Kajiado West, the accused violently robbed Andrew Muthure Wairia of his Huawei Y9 mobile phone worth Sh24,990, a memory card valued at Sh3,995, and a pair of Reebok shoes worth Sh4,000.

They later transferred Sh3,970 from the victim’s account to a number registered in Wanyama’s name.

Before fleeing, the attackers inflicted violence on Wairia, leaving him injured.

Senior magistrate Hellen Mosomi ruled that Prosecution had proved all elements of robbery with violence beyond reasonable doubt, sentencing the three men to life imprisonment.

In addition, Brian Kutitila Wanyama was convicted of willfully resisting arrest on December 29, 2021 in Bulbul, Kajiado North. For this separate offence, he received an additional two-year jail term.

The prosecution also secured a second conviction against Thomas Wakoli Malavain a different robbery case.

Prosecution demonstrated that on September 5, 2021, at Oloolua in Kajiado North, Malava, together with accomplices, violently robbed Patrick Nyaga Kariuki of valuables including a smart TV worth Sh95,000, a Honda concrete vibrator worth Sh36,000, mobile phones valued at Sh44,000, and Sh50,000 in cash.

The total value of stolen property amounted to Sh227,000.

The victim was also subjected to violence during the ordeal.

For this second offence, Malava was handed another life sentence, underscoring the seriousness of his criminal conduct.

The cases were successfully prosecuted by prosecutor Filah Martins.