Nakuru duo charged with robbing minor

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Two men were charged in a Nakuru court with stealing Sh6,000 from a 12-year-old.

Samuel Maingi, 20, and Charles Waithaka, 18, admitted stealing the money from the child on July 23, 2017, at Matu farm in Njoro.

The money had been handed to the minor by his aunt and was to be given to his uncle. Maingi and Waithaka approached him after he left his aunt's house and requested change for Sh1,000.

Nakuru Principal Magistrate Liz Gicheha directed that the two be remanded as they wait for a pre-sentence report from the probation officer to establish if they are fit to serve a non-custodial sentence.