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CHIRAGU & ANOR.
V.
REPUBLIC

(2021) JELR 113392 (CA)

Court of Appeal 17 Dec 2021 Kenya
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Suit Number:CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 104 OF 2018
Judges:MSA MAKHANDIA, JA A. MBOGHOLI-MSAGHA, JA HELLEN A. OMONDI, JA
Location:Nairobi

JUDGMENT

1.By an information dated 14th April 2014, the High Court of Kenya at Kajiado was notified that David Munyui Chiragu and Samuel Mungai N’gang’a, hereinafter “the appellants” were suspected to have intentionally and deliberately caused the death of one, Catharine Kanini Muiwa hereinafter “the deceased". Accordingly, they were to face the information charging them with the offence of murder contrary to section 203 as read with section 204 of the penal code, the particulars being that the duo on or about the night of 25th and 26th day of January 2014 at unknown time at Nkama village, Kuku location in Loitoktok district within the county of Kajiado, murdered the deceased. When presented to court they entered a plea of not guilty to the information and soon thereafter their trial ensued. At the conclusion thereof they were found guilty of the offence, convicted and sentenced to death.

2.Aggrieved by the conviction and sentence, the appellant preferred this appeal on the grounds that…

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