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Four jailed for 25 years for lynching KCSE candidate over phone theft

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Paul Osinde, Benjamin Njenga and Julieta Ayieta at the High Court in Eldoret on April 1c, 2025 during hearing of the murder case. They have been sentenced to 25 years in prison for the murder of Ahmad Mohammed Ismael.

Photo credit: Titus Ominde | Nation

Four people have been sentenced to 25 years in prison for the lynching of a student in Eldoret over suspected phone theft.

The four -- Julieta Ayieta, Benjamin Njenga, Paul Osinde and Gregory Mukhori  -- were found guilty of murdering 19-year-old Ahmad Mohammed Ismael, a Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) candidate.