A 24-year-old man confessed before Court to taking six pairs of shoes from his father.
Emmanuel Jesse Kyenze appeared before Mombasa Chief Magistrate Martha Mutuku on Tuesday facing stealing charges contrary to the Law.
He however confessed to stealing the shoes and informed the court he wanted to sell the shoes to pay his sister’s rent which had accrued.
He informed the court that he stole the shoes after his parents declined to assist his sister to pay her rent.
He also faced a second count of, handling stolen boots.
The particulars being that on August 11 this year at Vijiweni area Likoni sub-county Mombasa County otherwise than in the course of stealing dishonestly retained one pair of the school boots for his personal use and an empty shoe carton valued at Ksh3,500 knowingly or having reason to believe it’s to be stolen good.
Mutuku directed the matter to be mentioned on August 16, for sentencing.
