Updated Tue, July 5th 2016 at 17:31 GMT +3KENYA: Stealing cooked food and a thermos flask can land you in jail for five years. The learned trial magistrate took into consideration that the appellant was a first offender and remorseful. "The learned trial Magistrate considered that the appellant was a first offender. Mathematics done by the court indicates that the food plus the thermos would cost meagre Sh1,750. Judge Kimondo was of the view that the lower court considered all the prayers by the boy and thus he could not set aside the sentence.

Source: Standard Digital July 05, 2016 14:33 UTC