By Tajeu Shadrack Nkapapa
A Kibera Law Court has sentenced Samuel Macharia Muthoni Alias Samido to death for the offence of robbery with violence.
“A Kibera Law Court has today sentenced Samuel Macharia Muthoni Alias Samido to death for the offence of robbery with violence,” stated the Office of The Director of Public Prosecutions. (ODPP).
It is alleged that on 8th January 2024 at about 0620hrs at Kinyanjui Area in Riruta, Dagoretti Sub-County within Nairobi County, Macharia jointly with others unidentified not before the court, robbed Geoffrey Omweri Ontita of his mobile phone valued at Kshs 23,725.
During the robbery, they reportedly used physical violence against the victim by striking him in the face with a beer bottle.
According to the ODPP, the victim was in the process of opening a shop where he was employed as an attendant when he was unexpectedly confronted by a group of men who demanded that he hand over his phone.
He attempted to resist, but they responded by assaulting him with punches and kicks. One of the men struck him with a beer bottle on the right side of his face above the eye, and he began bleeding.
The complainant let off his phone. His workmate came to rescue him, but they also took his phone. He didn’t resist because his colleague was bleeding badly.
The victim let off his phone. His workmate intervened to assist him, but they also took his colleague’s phone. He refrained from resisting because his workmate was already experiencing severe bleeding.
They shouted, attracting the attention of passersby who responded, and the men fled. The victim and his colleague identified one of the men, who was known to them as he operated a bar near their shop. The matter was reported to Riruta Police Station.
Ms. Kathurima, representing the prosecution, established their case against the defendant by presenting a total of five witnesses in the matter.