JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
1. At about 6.30pm on 29th April 2002, Musa Njue (PW1) (Musa), a lecturer at Egerton University picked up his wife, Nancy Njoki (PW2) (Njoki) from her shop at Engashura Market and headed home in their car. Their home was about one kilometer away in KITI area where they had left their two young children under the care of their maid, Purity Kagendo (PW3). On arrival at about 7.15 pm, Purity opened the gate and the garage door and they drove in. Electricity lights were on. As she returned to the gate to close it, four people burst in and told her not to scream. She saw three of them holding a rungu, a gun and an iron bar and one of them ordered her to lie down as the other three went towards the garage. They pulled Musa and Njoki out of the car and demanded money. Musa gave then 1,500 and Njoki gave them Sh. 10,000. They were not satisfied. They herded Musa, Njoki, Purity and the two children into the house and demanded the key to the bedroom. Njoki said she had forg…