A Ngong court has sentenced three men to life imprisonment after finding them guilty of committing violent robberies in two separate incidents that left their victims injured and stripped of valuables.
According to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP), Brian Kutitila Wanyama, Japhnae Wanyonyi Mukalama, and Thomas Wakoli Malava were found guilty of committing the crime in Kajiado West on December 18, 2021, at Kibiku in Kajiado West.
Prosecutor Filah Martins provided evidence that the accused robbed Andrew Muthure Wairia of his Huawei Y9 phone worth Sh24,990, a memory card valued at Sh3,995, and shoes worth Sh4,000. The attackers also gained access to his mobile money account, transferring Sh3,970 to another line registered to Wanyama’s name before fleeing.
The ruling noted that the assailants used force, leaving the complainant injured, and the prosecution successfully demonstrated all the elements of robbery with violence. The magistrate consequently imposed life sentences on the three convicts.
Wanyama faced an additional charge of resisting arrest at Bulbul in Kajiado North on December 29, 2021. He was given a separate two-year term for that offence.
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Thomas Malava was also linked to another violent robbery that had taken place earlier on September 5, 2021, in Oloolua, Kajiado North. Court records showed that he and his accomplices attacked Patrick Kariuki and stole property worth Sh227,000.
The stolen items included a smart TV valued at Sh95,000, a Honda concrete vibrator worth Sh36,000, two mobile phones valued at Sh44,000, and Sh50,000 in cash. The victim was also physically assaulted during the raid.
For the Oloolua attack, the magistrate imposed another life sentence, underlining the severity of repeat offences and the growing threat of organised criminal gangs.
In passing judgment, the court emphasized that such crimes leave victims traumatized and endangered, and stressed that the law will continue to prescribe the harshest penalties to deter violent offenders.
By Benedict Aoya
