A court in Bungoma has sentenced six people including two Ugandans to 15 years imprisonment for the offence of robbery with violence.
The six; Milton Makuma, John Wakwale, Brian Ochieng, Dennis Andoli, Emmanuel Watiti, and Patrick Omia with another on the run robbed Michael Gacheche alias Cheche of KSh 2,005,000.
The incident occurred on June 8, 2020, outside the Keringet Hotel in Bungoma town.
The court heard that the six attacked and shot dead the victim who was inside his car and fled with the money on a standby motorcycle.
Initially, all seven suspects were arrested but two escaped while in police custody at Bungoma Police Station.
Fortunately, Andoli was rearrested while attempting to cross the Kenya – Uganda border with John Wanyonyi Wamalwa still at large to date.
In delivering his determination, Bungoma Law Courts Principal Magistrate Tom Orlando ruled that the prosecution through Ayekha Shakwila had proved the case beyond reasonable doubt.
The testimonies from 18 prosecution witnesses saw all the accused found guilty, convicted, and sentenced accordingly.
