A Baringo man who killed his father with an arrow following a land dispute has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after a plea bargain process that took nearly six years to conclude.
Samuel Kibet Cherutich was sentenced by Justice Mumbua T. Matheka at the Kabarnet High Court on July 31 after pleading guilty to the lesser charge of manslaughter.
Cherutich had initially been charged with murder over the death of his father, Reuben Chemwetich Cherutich, in September 2020.
The prosecution told the court that on September 3, 2020, at about 2pm, the two men were walking in Turuturu village, Kabutie Location, Baringo North Sub-County, while quarrelling over land.
A juvenile girl who overheard the confrontation told the court that the deceased had warned his son never to set foot on his land because he had chosen to disobey his instructions.
