{"id":207535,"date":"2024-08-09T04:13:33","date_gmt":"2024-08-09T04:13:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/08\/09\/kakamega-court-sentences-nyumba-kumi-member-for-killing-chicken-theft-suspect\/"},"modified":"2024-08-09T04:13:33","modified_gmt":"2024-08-09T04:13:33","slug":"kakamega-court-sentences-nyumba-kumi-member-for-killing-chicken-theft-suspect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/08\/09\/kakamega-court-sentences-nyumba-kumi-member-for-killing-chicken-theft-suspect\/","title":{"rendered":"Kakamega Court Sentences Nyumba Kumi Member for Killing Chicken Theft Suspect"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-315951\" alt=\"\" width=\"832\" height=\"406\"  data-lazy- src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/court-1.jpg\"\/><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-315951\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/court-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"832\" height=\"406\"  \/>Simon Ikunza Lusuli received a 20-year prison sentence from the Kakamega High Court for killing Wycliffe Muyale Matekwa on January 21, 2018, in Shaviranga village.<\/p>\n<p>Ikunza, a member of Nyumba Kumi, was part of a mob that attacked Matekwa over the theft of two chickens.<\/p>\n<p>In sentencing, Justice Chirchir Chebet acknowledged that Ikunza was a first-time offender who showed remorse. The judge also considered that Ikunza, who lost his wife and has a 15-year-old child, is the sole provider for his family.<\/p>\n<p>These factors were noted as mitigating under paragraphs 23.8.7 and 23.8.8 of the Kenya Judiciary sentencing policy guidelines. However, the judge stressed that Ikunza and others in the group violently took away the deceased\u2019s right to life.<\/p>\n<p>Justice Chirchir remarked, \u201cCommission of an offence in a group is an aggravating factor,\u201d referencing paragraph 23.7.6 of the sentencing policy guidelines.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cConsidering all these factors, I hereby sentence the accused to 20 years in prison. The sentence will take effect from the date of conviction,\u201d<\/em> the judge added.<\/p>\n<p>The prosecution argued that the aggravating factors outweighed the mitigating ones and that the sentence should underscore the sanctity of life.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI urge the court to impose a sentence as stipulated by law. The social inquiry report portrays the accused as a responsible citizen before the murder,\u201d<\/em> said prosecutor Loise Osoro. She also highlighted that Ikunza committed the offense while serving on the Nyumba Kumi committee.<\/p>\n<p>In his defense, Ikunza expressed remorse and emphasized his status as a first-time offender. <em>\u201cI seek leniency. I was a Nyumba Kumi member at the time of the offense and am a first offender,\u201d<\/em> Ikunza said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Simon Ikunza Lusuli received a 20-year prison sentence from the Kakamega High Court for killing Wycliffe Muyale Matekwa on January 21, 2018, in Shaviranga village. Ikunza, a member of Nyumba Kumi, was part of a mob that attacked Matekwa over the theft of two chickens. 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