News
Kenya court jails Delamere kin for eight months
Tom Cholmondeley listens to High Court Judge Muga Apondi sentence him to eight months imprisonment for killing Robert Njoya in 2006. Photo/ PAUL WAWERU
Posted Thursday, May 14 2009 at 11:56
In Summary
Director of Public Prosecution Keriako Tobiko acknowledges Mr Cholmondeley was a first offender.
Judge Apondi had initially reduced Cholmondeley’s murder charge and convicted him for manslaughter.
"The discretion of sentence lies with the judge but eight months is far below the mark. We will need to put precedents before the court of appeal in our efforts to enhance and correct judgment," said the DPP.
Judge Apondi had initially reduced Cholmondeley’s murder charge and convicted him for manslaughter, which carries a maximum sentence of life imprisonment and no minimum.
He found that Cholmondeley shot and killed Mr Njoya three years ago, but spared him death by hanging because a murder charge could not be sustained.
A murder conviction carries a mandatory death sentence.
Mr Justice Apondi relied on the evidence of Mr Carl Tundo, who was with Cholmondeley on the fateful day, to rule that the accused shot and killed Mr Njoya.
He found that the accused did not have malice aforethought (intention to kill) when he shot Mr Njoya at his Soysambu ranch on May 10, 2006.
-
Submitted by joemuirurithigePosted May 15, 2009 09:19 PM
-
Submitted by kitonga-1
This is ashame and an embarrassment to all the black race especially in europe,who fight for race inequality everyday. Tell me,badu unajivuna kua mkenya????.
Posted May 15, 2009 06:52 PM -
Submitted by Samur
High Court judge Muga Apondi has no moral being a judge or a magistrate.He even acquited a woman who killed her husband.The chief justice/president should form a commission to investigate this judge.He seems to be corrupt of ideas at the expense of Kenyans life.
Posted May 15, 2009 03:03 PM -
Submitted by God_schild
Firstly could we establish that the new name for 'settlers' is immigrants. Now if an immigrant, killed even a tax payer's dog, you might get 8 months but sure as anything else you need to go back to your uncivilised country and learn to respect animal rights, or where killing animals is OK. If these people protect their PETS like that, please tell me there are some proper law makers in Kenya who put higher value on HUMAN LIFE than that.
Posted May 15, 2009 12:02 PM -
Submitted by tamarambua
Eight months is being very lenient for a man who has killed.He should have been given a life sentence so that he can truly reflect on what he did. Just because he offered his car and took the injured to hospital does not mean we should forget the fact that it was he who pulled the trigger ending another mans life. This just comes to show what a big joke the judicial system in kenya is.
Posted May 15, 2009 10:47 AM
RSS
Muga Apondi, is this another Noleprosequi, have you been advised by wako and the big cows? well kenyaNS KNOW EXACTLY WHAT IS GOING ON. BUT REMEMBER. he who kills by the sword, by the sword, he will be killed. God is not a respector of persons, the people's anger will not be quenched by your verdict. the blood of the fallen is crying up to God for revenge. The God of JUSTICE.