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| Kenya aristocrat sentence delayed | Kenya aristocrat sentence delayed |
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| The sentencing of a white Kenyan aristocrat convicted last week of the manslaughter of a poacher on his estate has been postponed until Thursday. | The sentencing of a white Kenyan aristocrat convicted last week of the manslaughter of a poacher on his estate has been postponed until Thursday. |
| Justice Muga Apondi gave no reason for the delay in sentencing Thomas Cholmondeley at the Nairobi High Court. | |
| The judge had cut the murder charge to manslaughter as he said Cholmondeley did not show malice aforethought in the shooting of Robert Njoya in 2006. | The judge had cut the murder charge to manslaughter as he said Cholmondeley did not show malice aforethought in the shooting of Robert Njoya in 2006. |
| Kenyan television was broadcasting live from the packed courtroom. | Kenyan television was broadcasting live from the packed courtroom. |
| In 2005, Cholmondeley admitted shooting another man - a Maasai ranger, Samson Ole Sisina - but the case was dropped because of insufficient evidence. | In 2005, Cholmondeley admitted shooting another man - a Maasai ranger, Samson Ole Sisina - but the case was dropped because of insufficient evidence. |
| His release at that time provoked outrage and mass protests among the Maasai community. | His release at that time provoked outrage and mass protests among the Maasai community. |
| Cholmondeley is a descendant of one of the country's first British settlers, Lord Delamere. | Cholmondeley is a descendant of one of the country's first British settlers, Lord Delamere. |