JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
The facts giving rise to this appeal before us are straight forward and brief. Charles Chege Njoroge (PW2) was running a bar called Eliza at Ponda Mali Estate in Nakuru. Betty Nawire (PW1) was working in that bar. On 3rd February 2004 at 8.00 p.m. only Betty and one customer were in the bar. Apparently Chege was somewhere else within the precincts of the bar. A person, later identified by Betty as the appellant entered the bar and asked Betty to sell to him Merry Cane sachet. As Betty went to pick the sachet, another person appeared. Both the appellant and that other person pulled out pistols - one each. The appellant ordered Betty to lie down and pushed her under a table. Two other robbers appeared, one holding a panga and a powerful torch. The appellant and one robber entered the counter and took Ksh.2,000/= from the counter. They also took Ksh.3,000/= from the customer. As all this was going on, the bar was lit with bright electricity light. In the intervening …