A man charged with robbery with violence asked a court to forgive him or give him a lenient sentence because he is yet to sire a child.
Paul Obonya during his mitigation on Friday told Kibera senior principal magistrate Esther Boke that it is taboo among the Luo for a firstborn to die without a child.
“YOUR HONOUR, I HAVE NO NO CHILD DESPITE AGING FAST. I REQUEST FOR YOUR FORGIVENESS SO THAT I HAVE A FAMILY. I AM REMORSEFUL YOUR HONOUR,” HE SAID.
He committed the offence alongside his co-accused Brian Ochieng who was also found guilty.
Obonya said he takes care of his widowed mother.
He and Ochieng will be evaluated by a probation officer before they are sentenced.
