A father and his two sons have been sentenced to death after they were found guilty of killing a herdsboy three years ago in Chidi, Kwale County.
In his judgment, Justice Asenath Ongeri said there was evidence that Mudata Mwamumbo Ndolo and his two sons Mwachodo Mudata and Mwamumbo Mudata alias Madvi killed the minor by breaking his neck before dumping his body in a water pond.
“Upon evaluation of the evidence on record, I find that the accused persons acted jointly to murder Silipano Ndooki. Ndolo, who broke the boy’s neck, was assisted by Madvi, who got hold of the deceased, while Mudata carried the body to the water pond and placed a stone on it,” Justice Asenath Ongeri said.
The judge said there was evidence that the accused persons had a vendetta against the boy’s family after threatening to take revenge when about 800 herds of cattle belonging to the victim’s father entered his farm and destroyed crops.
Ndolo refused to take Sh7,000 in compensation offered by the victim’s family for the destroyed crops and demanded Sh60,000. The court was told that Ndolo threatened to revenge if the money was not paid.
