JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
The appellant, Saitoti Lesorogol, with one, Joseph Lekuye were jointly charged with robbery with violence contrary to section 296(2) of the Penal Code before the Principal Magistrate’s Court at Nyahururu. The particulars of the offence were that on the 27th day of July, 2000 at Mugur in Samburu District within Rift Valley Province, jointly being armed with a dangerous weapon, namely a panga, robbed Lucy Wanjiru Kimani of cash K.shs.3,000/= together with various other personal items enumerated in the charge sheet and at or immediately after the time of such robbery used actual violence on the said Lucy Wanjiru Kimani. The appellant and his co-accused were alternatively charged with the offence of handling stolen property contrary to section 322(2) of the Penal Code. The particulars of that alternative charge were that on the same day (27th July, 2000) at Ledungokwe in Samburu District within Rift Valley Province otherwise than in the course of stealing, dishonestly…