3 Charged With Violent robbery & Death Of Ol Kalou Police Officer

BY CECILIA MAINA

Three people have appeared in Nyahururu court charged with robbery with violence and death of a policeman based in Ol Kalou.
  The first two John Maina Nyamu and Stephen Njie Maina pleaded guilty before Senior Resident Magistrate Alice Mongare  on Thursday, August 2 that on the nights of 28 and 29th July this year at Ol Kalou township, Nyandarua county,  jointly with others not before court,  while armed with dangerous weapons namely pangas and stones, robbed Patrick Kiptoo Kiprotich his mobile phone Nokia 1280 worth Sh 2,000. The robbed man later died.
 Maina also faced an alternative charge of handling stolen property, that on the July 31at Museveni village within Nyandarua County, otherwise in the course of stealing , dishonestly retained one phone Nokia 1280,  knowing or having reasons to believe it to be stolen good.
    They were each released on a bond of Sh 3 million with a surety of similar amount and the case will be heard on September 19. The court allowed the two  to be released on a Sh 3 million bond.
  A third man, Richard Musyoka Muinde, a police constable and a colleague of the dead man denied the charges before the same court. The court heard that on the nights of 28 and 29July this year at Ol Kalou township within Nyandarua county,jointly with others not before court and while armed with dangerous weapons namely pangas and stones robbed Patrick Kiptoo Kiprotich of his phone make nokia 1280 valued Sh 2,000.           The matter was reported at Ol Kalou police station and hearing continues.
  On July 28, Kiprotich, who was also a costable based in Ol Kalou Police Station, was severely attacked outside a popular Ol Kalou bar and restaurant and his head was severely crushed with a boulder. He later died from the injuries.