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Criminal Law [2025] KEHC 5163 (KLR)

Maluvi v Republic

Maluvi v Republic [2025] KEHC 5163 (KLR)

The High Court reviewed and reduced bond terms for an accused facing a stealing charge, finding the earlier conditions could be varied downward.

  • Bail And Bond Terms
  • Right To Reasonable Bail
  • Judicial Discretion In Bail
  • Pretrial Release Conditions
  • Bail-and-bond-terms
  • Reasonable-bail
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Criminal Law [2025] KEHC 5164 (KLR)

Tarbei v Republic

Tarbei v Republic [2025] KEHC 5164 (KLR)

The High Court at Kibera dismissed an omnibus criminal revision seeking consolidation of several cases and unified bail terms, directing separate applications for each case.

  • Bail And Bond Terms
  • Revision Jurisdiction
  • Case Consolidation
  • Supervisory Powers
  • Presumption Of Innocence
  • Criminal-revision
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Constitutional Law [2025] KEHC 5048 (KLR)

Lococo & 2 others v Director of Public Prosecutions & 10 others; Rafiki Resort Management Limited & another (Interested Parties)

Lococo & 2 others v Director of Public Prosecutions & 10 others; Rafiki Resort Management Limited & another (Interested Parties) [2025] KEHC 5048 (KLR)

The High Court at Malindi stayed criminal proceedings and related passport orders against the petitioners pending determination of their constitutional petition.

  • Right To Fair Trial
  • Judicial Independence
  • Abuse Of Process
  • Bail And Bond Terms
  • Constitutional-petitions
  • Stay-of-proceedings
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Criminal Law [2025] KEHC 2662 (KLR)

Muiruri v Republic

Muiruri v Republic [2025] KEHC 2662 (KLR)

The High Court declined to interfere with an ongoing criminal trial, finding no shown irregularity in the 31-count charge sheet or prejudice from a prior hearing date.

  • Charge Sheet Irregularity
  • Right To Fair Trial
  • Supervisory Jurisdiction
  • Revisionary Powers
  • Trial Procedure
  • Bail And Bond Terms
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Criminal Law [2025] KEHC 747 (KLR)

Micheni & another v Republic

Micheni & another v Republic [2025] KEHC 747 (KLR)

The High Court at Kibera revised bail terms for two applicants, finding Kshs. 5 million cash bail plus sureties excessive and replacing it with lower, alternative terms.

  • Bail And Bond Terms
  • Excessive Bail
  • Judicial Discretion
  • Pretrial Release
  • Bail-and-bond-terms
  • Excessive-bail
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Criminal Law [2024] KEHC 12502 (KLR)

Mbugua v Republic

Mbugua v Republic [2024] KEHC 12502 (KLR)

The High Court found that the bond terms imposed by the trial court were excessive given the applicant's personal circumstances, the nature of the offence, and the absence of compelling reasons to deny lenient bond. The court exercised its supervisory jurisdiction to revise the bond terms downward to Kshs.500,000/=. However, the court held that the issue of compelling the applicant to provide handwriting samples could not be addressed under its revisionary jurisdiction and should instead be challenged through an appeal, allowing both parties to be heard on the substantive merits of the order.…

  • Bail And Bond Terms
  • Supervisory Jurisdiction
  • Self Incrimination
  • Revision Of Magistrate Orders
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Criminal Law [2024] KEHC 6992 (KLR)

Mokere & another v Republic

Mokere & another v Republic [2024] KEHC 6992 (KLR)

High Court dismissed a bail-terms appeal, holding the trial magistrate properly exercised discretion. It clarified that the 2nd appellant should be granted bail on the same terms as the 1st.

  • Bail And Bond Terms
  • Robbery With Violence
  • Presumption Of Innocence
  • Judicial Discretion On Bail
  • Bail-and-bond-terms
  • Robbery-with-violence
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Criminal Law [2024] KEHC 4780 (KLR)

Njuki v Republic

Njuki v Republic [2024] KEHC 4780 (KLR)

The High Court allowed a criminal revision, set aside a magistrate’s order reducing bail terms, and reinstated the original bond after the respondent conceded.

  • Bail And Bond Terms
  • Revision Jurisdiction
  • Procedural Fairness
  • Bail-and-bond-terms
  • Criminal-revision
  • Procedural-fairness
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Criminal Law [2024] KEHC 4206 (KLR)

Jumbale v Republic

Jumbale v Republic [2024] KEHC 4206 (KLR)

The High Court at Mombasa revised bond terms for Samuel Jumbale, reducing the surety requirement from three sureties to one while keeping the KES 2,000,000 bond and other conditions.

  • Bail And Bond Terms
  • Presumption Of Innocence
  • Compelling Reasons For Bail
  • Variation Of Bond Conditions
  • Bail-and-bond-terms
  • Bond-variation
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Criminal Law [2023] KEHC 25793 (KLR)

Ngatia v Republic

Ngatia v Republic [2023] KEHC 25793 (KLR)

The High Court dismissed a complainant’s bid to transfer a criminal case and restore higher bond terms, finding no bias, prejudice, or basis under section 81.

  • Transfer Of Criminal Cases
  • Bail And Bond Terms
  • Victim Participation
  • Judicial Discretion
  • Criminal-procedure
  • Case-transfer
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