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Sh100,000 ransom trap: Ex-USIU student sentenced to death for killing final-year colleague

Sh100,000 ransom trap: Ex-USIU student sentenced to death for killing final-year colleague

Duncan Kimathi, 37, was found guilty of murdering Sarah Akello Aruwa in a Sh100,000 ransom plot.

Dancun Livingstone Kimanthi at Milimani Law Courts where he was charged with murdering Sarah Akello Aruwa in 2012.

A former United States International University-Africa (USIU-Africa) student has been sentenced to death for murdering his colleague after luring her into a trap, abducting her and demanding a Sh100,000 ransom from her family.

High Court Judge Kanyi Kimondo on Thursday sentenced Duncan Livingstone Kimathi, 37, after finding him guilty of murdering Sarah Akello Aruwa, who was a final-year International Relations student, in June 2012.

Inspector Joseph Kipsang Ruto denied sexually assaulting a 13-yea-old girl in Mang'u, Nakuru.

Jackson Otieno Bambo was arrested in Tanzania after a two-year manhunt.

At some point, defence lawyers became emotional and the judge sent them out momentarily.

Of the 284 incidents documented, 150 were flagged as carrying a risk of recurrence, pointing to a potentially volatile electoral environment.

State agency officials confirmed that Muthee had provided legitimate documentation proving his right to work.

County governments are facing multi-million-shilling payouts and court orders to reinstate employees.

Neither man may remove the children from Kenya.

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