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Three men were handed death sentence for stealing 30 pineapples from a farm, even though they never got away with the fruits. Julius Mugambi, Edward Mburu and Francis Maina lost their case after the Court of Appeal in Kenya found they were positively identified as part of a gang of seven intruders.  They are now on death row even though they never got away with the fruits worth Sh1,500.  They were forced to abandon the loot when they were chased by a guard dog at a Thika-based Delmonte farm.  Evidence by the dog handler was crucial in securing the conviction, judges said. No one was hurt in the robbery except a dog, which bore a deep cut from a machete. The three were charged with threatening security guards using machetes before stealing the pineapples. They were also charged with unlawfully injuring an animal. They were first arraigned in the magistrate’s court in Thika on November 1, 2008, where they were tried and sentenced to death.  They filed an appeal at the High Court,

A man suspected of having a sexual relationship with a married woman has had his penis and scrotum cut off by some unknown assailants in a case the Police at Amasaman are treating as attempted murder. The man, whose name has been given only as Awotse, was allegedly in an amorous relationship with the unnamed married woman. Sources told TV3 that the husband of the woman allegedly contracted the four assailants who on Thursday afternoon carried out the dastardly act. Awotse was in his room at Nsakina in Amasaman at about 1:30pm when the assailants stormed there, sealed his mouth to prevent him from screaming and his penis, together with his testicles, slashed off. Before escaping, the assailants were said to have told the victim that they were contracted by the woman’s husband to cut off his penis to stop Awotse from sleeping with his wife. Screams from Awotse later attracted residents who rushed to Awotse’s room to find him in a pool of blood. His testicles and penis were found a

Ghana is planning an ambitious-bid to stage the 2038 FIFA World Cup as part of its 40-year national development plan, developed by the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC). The Director-General of the NDPC, Dr. Nii Moi Thompson in an interview on Metro TV’s Good Evening Ghana program on Tuesday night, revealed that the bid is dependent on the country fulfilling other financial and infrastructure targets set in the draft National Development Plan which was handed over to the government last month. According to Dr. Thompson, as part of the long-term development plan, Ghana plans to host international events like the World Cup and Olympic Games. As part of the 40-year development plan, a new stadium called the “Black Star Stadium” will be constructed with the “best 21st Century technology while the roof would be made up of solar panels”. The stadium will be connected to road and rail networks.” Ghana has not hosted a Fifa World tournament or the Olympic Games in its 60-year h