Douglas Sila Mutuku, John Mutua Mutuku & Nzomo Kyange Muinde v. Republic

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL

AT NAIROBI

(CORAM: P. KIHARA KARIUKI (P), OUKO and J. MOHAMMED JJ.A)

CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 73 OF 2007

BETWEEN

DOUGLAS SILA MUTUKU ............. .....................1^ST APPELLANT

JOHN MUTUA MUTUKU .................................... 2^ND APPELLANT

NZOMO KYANGE MUINDE ................................. 3^RD APPELLANT

AND

REPUBLIC ......................................................... RESPONDENT

(An appeal from a judgment of the High Court of Kenya at Machakos of Kenya at Machakos (Ojwang’ and Sitati JJ) dated 18^th day of May 2007

in

HCCRA NO. 99 OF 2003)

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JUDGMENT OF COURT

The three appellants, Douglas Sila Mutuku (Mutuku) Nzomo Kyangi Muinde (Nzomo) and John Mutua Mutuku (John) were charged jointly with two others, Aslam Maingi Mulu (Aslam) and Mutua Ndunda (Ndunda) with six counts of robbery with violence contrary to Section 296 (2) of the Penal Code and one count of malicious damage to property contrary to Section 339 (2) (b) of the Penal Code. John and Mutuku sepa…