A convict has been left with regrets after a Court of Appeal in Nakuru dismissed his appeal, and instead handed him
The robbery with violence convict was serving a 14-year prison sentence after he was found guilty of the offence in 2012.
According to reports, the man was charged with the offence of robbery with violence contrary to Section 296 (2) of the Penal Code at the Nyahururu Principal Magistrates’ court.
Reports indicate that it was alleged that on September 11, 2010, at 4 pm at Ritaya Village, Nyandarua District, the convict jointly with others armed with dangerous weapons, namely pangas and rungus, robbed the victim of his mobile phone Nokia 1600 and Vodafone 125 and cash KSh2,100.
Man sentenced to death after filing for an appeal in court.
He was initially sentenced to 14 years in prison, but received a death sentence upon appeal to the High Court in 2012.
However, on 6th March 2024, the man went ahead and applied to the Court of Appeal for an extension of time to file a notice of appeal.
The application was unopposed.
In a ruling issued in March 2026, a three-judge bench upheld the death sentence handed down by the High Court.
It further dismissed the appeal, finding that the weight of the offence being armed with a gun were proved beyond a reasonable doubt.
The court held that the death penalty was the “penalty provided by the law” for the offence and found no merit in overturning it.
