JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
This is a second appeal. All the three appellants together with another were jointly charged before the Chief Magistrate at Nakuru with the offence of robbery with violence contrary to section 296(2) of the Penal Code in that:
On the night of the 28th and 29th day of May, 2001 at Rumwe Farmers Co-operative Society Njoro in Nakuru district of the Rift Valley Province jointly with others not before court being armed with dangerous weapons namely pangas, rungus and iron bars robbed Michael Kitara of 1 handbag, 39 metal tea cups, 12 lowel cups, 96 spoons, 2 kgs of sugar, 3 tins of melo, 2 packets of tea leaves, 1 packet of omo, 1 lantein (sic) lamp, 1 utility knife, 4 pipe arrench No. 24, 1 sugar dish and cash Kshs.67,082/= all valued at Kshs.87,040/= (sic) and at or immediately before or immediately after the time of such robbery wounded the said Michael Kitara.”
The third appellant Solomon Lokwai Lokun faced an alternative charge of handling stolen property contrary t…