REPUBLIC OF KENYA IN THE HIGH COURT OF KENYA AT ELDORET CRIMINAL CASE NO. 38 OF 2010 REPUBLIC ………………………............................…….…..…..…… PROSECUTOR VERSUS ROSE KWAMBOKA …………...........................………………………. 1ST ACCUSED GLADYS NYAKARA ………………............................…………………. 2ND ACCUSED JOSEPH ANUNDA ………............................………………………..…. 3RD ACCUSED RULING Accuseds are first offenders. Mitigation noted. However, the three acted savagely towards the deceased. They did not have to take the law into their hands by disciplining her. They inflicted severe injuries on her using a bicycle chain from about 7.00 p.m. to midnight. The deceased suffered a very gruesome and painful death. The accuseds must be held fully responsible for the consequences of their illegal action. The circumstances of the offence must be treated with the seriousness deserved. J. R. KARANJA JUDGE 21/7/2011 Sentence: Each of the three accused will serve ten (10) years imprisonment. J. R. KARANJA JUDGE 21/7/2011
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