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Verdict expected in murder trial of descendant of white colonial family

(7 May 2009) FILE: Nairobi, 5 May 2007 1. Wide of defendant Thomas Cholmondeley leaving court room 2. Mid of Cholmondeley leaving court room Nakuru, 5 May 2009 3. Wide of Cholmondeley's farm 4. Mid of farm 5. Mid of workers in farm field 6. Wide of Delamere market 7. Mid of Delamere mini-market 8. Mid of shop attendant stocking Delamere yogurt 9. Close of Delamere yogurt Nairobi, 6 May 2009 10. Wide of market 11. Various of white residents 12. SOUNDBITE: (English) Lisa (only one name given), British-Kenyan resident: "I would be delighted, of course, that he would be released. No, I do not think it was a fair trial or at least it's the fault of the legal system that it takes so long here to take things to a conclusion. If he had been guilty, fair enough, but no, it was not a fair trial." 13. Wide of store 14. Mid of woman walking 15. SOUNDBITE: (English) Alex Kuria, Kenyan man: "It is a matter of these people knowing that they can always have our land and they can always shoot us and deal with us in any way that they want. I think it is a very sad situation." Nakuru, 5 May 2009 16. Wide of Robert Njoya's family 17. Various of Njoya's children 18. Various of Sarah Njoya, wife of Robert Njoya 19. SOUNDBITE: (Swahili) Sarah Njoya, wife of Robert Njoya, allegedly murdered by Thomas Cholmondeley: "My husband who was killed three years ago by Tom Cholmondeley left me a widow and four children to raise, clothe, feed and educate. I do not have a job. Life has become very hard for me." 20. Various of people on road STORYLINE: A descendant of one of Kenya's most famous white settlers awaits judgement in a murder case for the second time - a case that has stoked racial tension in the East African nation. Thomas Cholmondeley had acknowledged fatally shooting a black poacher on his vast estate in May 2006, but said it was in self-defence. The 40-year-old aristocrat is due to receive a judgement on Thursday, after being accused of shooting dead Robert Njoya. The case marks the second time that Cholmondeley has been accused of killing a black man on the family's sprawling farm in the Rift Valley, a region dubbed "Happy Valley" because of the lifestyles of its colonial settlers. White landowners have complained about increasing crime and say they feel threatened on their isolated holdings in Kenya's fertile plains. "I would be delighted, of course, that he would be released. No, I do not think it was a fair trial or at least the fault of the legal system that it takes so long here to take things to a conclusion. If he had been guilty, fair enough, but no, it was not a fair trial," said Lisa, a British-Kenyan resident. Charges were dropped in the earlier case, in which the victim was an undercover game warden, prompting protests that Cholmondeley got special treatment. "It is a matter of these people knowing that they can always have our land and they can always shoot us and deal with us in any way that they want. I think it is a very sad situation," said one Kenyan man, Alex Kuria. Many Kenyans resent that much of the country's fertile lands remain in the hands of white settlers despite the country gaining independence in 1963. Some, including Cholmondeley's family, kept their land and became Kenyan citizens. For Sarah Njoya, the widow of Robert Njoya, it is a sad situation as she struggles to get by with no job and no means of income. Being solely dependant on her husband to support her and their four children, supporting the family has proven challenging. Delamere-branded products, such as yoghurt, are sold in local markets. 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...