JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
[1] This is a second appeal from the judgment of the High Court at Embu dated 9th March, 2012. The High Court upheld the conviction and confirmed the sentence meted to the appellants by the trial court. The two appellants, Charles Muriithi Nyaga and Pharis Munyi Mungai the 1st and 2nd appellants respectively and one Jacob Njuki Njue (Jacob) were jointly charged with two counts of robbery with violence contrary to Section 296(2) of the Penal Code in the Senior Magistrate’s Court at Runyenjes.
[2] The Information placed before the court in regard to the first count was that on 6th December, 2007, at around 8:20 p.m. at Don Bosco Village in Embu District within the then Eastern Province, the appellants jointly with Jacob and another not before the court while armed with dangerous weapons namely a pistol and sticks robbed Elias Njeru Kariuki of a Nokia mobile phone make 6020 S/No. 354840018128919 valued at Kshs. 6,800/=, a Motorolla mobile phone make C350 valued at Ksh…