Makindu Magistrates Law Court sentenced a man to 20 years in jail for stealing Ksh780, clothes, and a pair of shoes.
Senior Principal Magistrate Ireri found Boniface Maingi guilty of robbery with violence in an incident that happened on January 18, 2020, at Emali Township in Makueni County.
According to the trial Magistrate, the prosecution led by state prosecutor Catherine Ngari proved the case through testimonies from four witnesses whose evidence corroborated.
The prosecution relied on police reports, eyewitnesses and circumstantial evidence to place Maingi at the scene of crime.
The Court relied on Section 296 (2) of the Penal Code that defines robbery with violence as an incident where the offender is armed with any dangerous or offensive weapon or instrument or is in company with one or more other person or persons, or if, at or immediately before or after the time of the robbery, he wounds, beats, or uses any other personal violence to any person, he shall be liable to imprisonment for life.
Robbery becomes a more serious offense under this provision of the Penal Code if the perpetrator is armed with a weapon, is in the company of others, or uses violence against the victim. The maximum sentence for armed robbery is life in prison.
