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Robbery convict gets death sentence after appeal hits the wall

Mathuku was convicted of robbing Fred Musolo Kavoi of his Sh85,000 motorcycle on February 12, 2015, at Kikumini in Makueni County. [iStockphoto]

In a classic example of jumping from the frying pan into the fire, a man who had been jailed for 25 years will now be hanged after his appeal failed.

The Court of Appeal in Nairobi had warned Boniface Kioko Mathuku that his sentence for robbery with violence could be enhanced if his application failed.

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