A man convicted of violently robbing a Chinese businessman and his wife in Kilifi has suffered a major setback after the Supreme Court upheld both his conviction and 30-year prison sentence.
Goddrick Simiyu Wanga, who has been fighting to overturn the verdict since his conviction in 2015, was dealt the final blow after the apex court ruled that his appeal lacked merit.
The court also ruled that his appeal did not meet the threshold required for the Supreme Court to hear it.
The five-judge bench led by Chief Justice Martha Koome unanimously dismissed Wanga's final attempt to overturn his conviction, stating that the case was "a standard criminal matter" and did not raise any constitutional questions that would warrant the intervention of the apex court. "The appeal fails and accordingly, we down our tools at this stage," the bench ruled, affirming the decisions of both the High Court and the Court of Appeal.
