Thomas Cholmondeley case

Thomas Cholmondeley, the descendant of one of Kenya's first white settlers, stands between police at his Delamere family's Soysambu ranch in central Kenya's Rift valley, November 2006, following his arrest for the killing of Robert Njoya Photograph: Antony Njuguna/Reuters

Soysambu: A security guard opens the gate at the ranch in 2006. The 19,000ha farm is owned by the Cholmondeleys, who are descendants of Lord Delamere, one of the British settlers who arrived in the early 20th century Photograph: Per-Anders Pettersson/Getty Images

Cholmondeley, 37, is escorted into the Nakuru law courts in April 2005 after shooting Samson Ole Sisina, a Masai game warden. Charges against Cholmondeley were subsequently dropped Photograph: Stephen Morrison/EPA

A sign for Delamere Dairies on the Soysambu ranch owned by the father of Thomas Cholmondeley Photograph: STEPHEN MORRISON/EPA

Thomas Cholmondeley after being freed in 2005 when state prosecutors dropped charges of killing a game warden, citing lack of evidence Photograph: Simon Maina/AFP/Getty Images

Thomas Cholmondeley, centre, poses for a portrait with his father, Lord Delamere, left, and mother, Lady Delamere, in Kenya Photograph: Dario Mitidieri/Getty Images

Masai tribesmen carry wooden sticks during a protest against the release of Cholmondeley in 2005 Photograph: Radu Sigheti/Reuters

Soysambu: Jack Githuka, aged three, holds a portrait of his father as he stands with his older brothers John, five, Michael, seven, and Gidrass, nine, and their mother Serah at their father's grave close to Soysambu farm, Kenya. Serah's husband, Robert Njoya, was killed on the farm by Thomas Cholmondeley in May 2006 Photograph: Per-Anders Pettersson/Getty Images

Lord Delamere leaves the Nairobi law courts during the trial of his son Thomas Cholmondeley in November 2006 Photograph: Thomas Mukoya/Reuters

Cholmondeley is surrounded by the media as he waits for his hearing to begin in the Kenyan high court in Nairobi where he pleaded not guilty to murder in May 2006 Photograph: Jacob Wire/EPA

Nakuru: The grave of Robert Njoya, who was shot and killed by Cholmondeley Photograph: Guillaume Bonn/Corbis

Cholmondeley's father Hugh (left) sits with Sarah Njoya (right), the widow of Robert Njoya Photograph: Simon Maina/AFP/Getty Images

Cholmondeley arrives in Nairobi High court on May 7 2009 Photograph: Simon Maina/AFP/Getty Images

Sally Dudmesh looks up as her boyfriend is found guilty of manslaughter Photograph: Stephen Morrison/EPA

Cholmondeley sits in court as he listens to the verdict come in Photograph: Simon Maina/AFP/Getty Images

Relatives and friends of Cholmondeley comfort each other inside thecourt after he was found guilty of manslaughter Photograph: Simon Maina/AFP/Getty Images