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Eldoret man steals 'mulika mwizi' to trade it for bread, soda

Julius Kiragu, 20, appeared before the Eldoret Chief Magistrate’s court where he pleaded guilty to the stealing charge then mitigated that biting hunger pushed him to commit the offence

A young man left Eldoret court litigants in stitches after he confessed he stole a ‘mulika mwizi’ phone so that he could sell it to “help quell hunger pangs”.

Julius Kiragu, 20, appeared before the Eldoret Chief Magistrate’s court where he pleaded guilty to the stealing charge then mitigated that biting hunger pushed him to commit the offence.

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