A Ngong court has handed life sentences to three men convicted of violent robberies in Kajiado County.
The convicts, Brian Kutitila Wanyama, Japhnae Wanyonyi Mukalama, and Thomas Wakoli Malava, were found guilty of robbery with violence, a capital offence under Kenyan law.
The court was told that on December 18, 2021, at Kibiku in Kajiado West, the trio violently robbed Andrew Muthure Wairia of a Huawei Y9 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," reads a court filing.
The judge ruled that the prosecution had proven its case beyond reasonable doubt and sentenced the three to life imprisonment.
Additionally, Wanyama was found guilty of resisting arrest on December 29, 2021, in Bulbul, Kajiado North, earning him a separate two-year sentence.
The DPP also secured another conviction against Malava in a separate case.
On September 5, 2021, at Oloolua in Kajiado North, Malava and accomplices violently robbed Patrick Nyaga Kariuki of valuables, including a smart TV worth Sh95,000, a Honda concrete vibrator valued at Sh36,000, mobile phones worth Sh44,000, and Sh50,000 cash.
The stolen property was valued at Sh227,000, and the victim was also assaulted during the robbery.
Malava was handed another life sentence for the offence.