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A Kilifi court has handed a 40-year prison sentence to Victor Otieno, a man who impersonated a police officer to carry out a string of violent home robberies across Malindi and Kilifi towns, the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has announced.
Kilifi Law Courts Principal Magistrate Ivy Wasike delivered the sentence after Principal Prosecution Counsel Nancy Njeru successfully proved four counts of robbery with violence and a single count of impersonating a police officer.
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Between November 15, 2024 and March 26, 2025, Otieno and an unidentified accomplice, who remained at large throughout the trial, targeted residential homes by posing as officers on duty.
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The pair would knock on doors, gain entry under the guise of conducting police operations, then overpower occupants, hold them at gunpoint and ransack their belongings.
The attacks were especially alarming because they occurred in broad daylight, with some raids taking place as early as 10am and others at noon and 1pm.
