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Landowner heir accused of killing a poacher returns to court

(25 Sep 2006) 1. Wide exterior of Nairobi Law Courts, with people filing in 2. Thomas Cholmondeley (white male), accused with murder of a black Kenyan, leaves prison van with other prisoners and walks into detention cell at the Nairobi High Court 3. Wide of Thomas Cholmondeley's father, Lord Delamere arriving at the Nairobi High Court followed by the media 4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Lord Delamere, Thomas Cholmondeley's father: "I can't answer questions, I'm sorry." (Up sound from reporter): "Just who you are. Are you Lord Delemere?" (Lord Delamere): "No I'm King George the 5th!" 5. Wide of court room, as photographers take pictures 6. Mid shot of Thomas Cholmondeley's family at the high court including his father Sir Lord Delemere 7. Reverse shot of photographers in court 8. Cutaway of photographers 9. Judge takes his seat 10. Mid shot judge being passed papers STORYLINE: A descendent of one of Kenya's first British settlers will appear in court again on Monday, charged with murder. It is a case that has exposed deep resentment about the legacy of British colonialism in East Africa. Thomas Cholmondeley, who's 38, pleaded not guilty last Wednesday to killing a black Kenyan he suspected of poaching on his family's 100-thousand acre (40-thousand hectare) property in Kenya's fertile Rift Valley. His father, Lord Delamere, is among Kenya's largest landowners, and Cholmondeley is the sole heir to the sprawling Delamere estate. It is a region once dubbed "Happy Valley" because of the decadent lifestyles of its colonial settlers. That epoch was depicted in the book "White Mischief " which also was made into a film. Cholmondeley claims he was out walking with a friend on his estate when they came across a group of four men carrying a dead impala (a medium size antelope). In an account given by his attorney, the men set their dogs on him. Cholmondeley said he was aiming for the dogs and shot 37-year-old Robert Njoya Wambugu accidentally. Wambuga was wounded in the back and and died on the way to hospital, Cholmondeley's attorney said. It's the second time Cholmondeley, a 38-year-old Kenyan, has been accused of fatally shooting a black man on his vast estate. Last year, a murder charge against Cholmondeley was dropped after prosecutors told the court there was insufficient evidence to prove Cholmondeley had not acted in self-defence. Cholmondeley said he mistook the undercover game warden who died for a robber. Cholmondeley's attorney said his client fired in self-defence both times and claimed people were making him look like a person who shoots Africans for sport. The cases have exposed deep tensions about the British presence in Kenya, with many citizens resentful that the most precious land was taken over by the British government during colonial times. Cholmondeley could face the death penalty if convicted in the case. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...