BENSON NJEHIA WANJIRU & ANOR
V.
REPUBLIC

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

The 1^st appellant, Benson Njehia Wanjiru (1^st accused in the trial court), and the 2^nd appellant, Aden Abdi Siba (2^nd accused in the trial court), were charged together with two others with three counts of robbery with violence contrary to section 296(2) of the Penal Code thus:-

Count 1: That on 3^rd May, 2003 at Tudor area Mombasa jointly with others not before court while armed with dangerous weapons (pistols) robbed Risper Marenya of a motor vehicle registration No. KAL 078V Toyota, cash, a golden chain and a ring and earrings plus sunglasses all valued at Kshs.1,439,000/= and that at the time before or immediately after the robbery they threatened to use actual violence on Risper.

Count 2: That on the same day and place and in the same manner they robbed Kennedy Muchiri of Shs.1,000/=.

Count 3: That on the same day and place in the same manner they robbed Charles Onyango of Shs.3,000/=.

The 4^th and 5^th counts involved the 1^st appellant (Njehia) alone in that on the…