JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
PATRICIO NJIRU KIRANGI and JONATHAN NJERU MANUNGA, the 1st appellant and the 2nd appellant respectively, were convicted of murder by Juma, J. on 1st November, 1999. According to the information filed by the Attorney General at the High Court of Kenya at Embu, the appellants on 13th September, 1996 at Ndayu village in Riandu Sub-location within Mbeere District of Eastern Province, jointly with another not before Court murdered Angelica Mbuya Kivuria, the deceased.
The deceased was married to Kivuria Manunga (PW1), a cook at Siakago Secondary School. On the material day at about 1.00 p.m. she went to the local market to buy some foodstuff. As her basket (Kiondo) was full she asked her neighbour Deborah Wakere (PW6) to assist her carry some potatoes and sukuma wiki home . PW6 left the market at about 5.00 p.m. leaving behind the deceased. As to where the deceased went after parting company with PW6 is not known except that she did not return home on that day and her b…