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Every vote in Mount Kenya counts. A mob in Murang’a spared the life of a thief after he assured them he would vote for Uhuru Kenyatta in repeat presidential election.<\/p>\n

Irate residents in Mukuyu market were set to lynch goat thief Richard Macharia Wangechi. They only stopped\u00a0 setting the theif on fire when he produced his ID and voter\u2019s card.<\/p>\n

His death would reduce Uhuru’s vote<\/h2>\n

The 22 year old thief confessed to stealing his grandmother\u2019s he goat. The mob cornered him and beat him for hours before they spared his life when he was asked to produce his ID.<\/p>\n

Some residents argued that killing Richard would reduce Uhuru’s votes. This was the only reason why the angry mob spared his life.<\/p>\n

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Richard Macharia Wangechi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Richard said that he had been lured to steal by a friend after going broke for a month. He promised he would never engage in criminal activities.<\/p>\n

The goat thief thanked the ‘sympathetic’ mob for sparing his life. He vowed he would never engage in criminal activities again.<\/p>\n

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