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Criminal Law [2025] KEHC 8162 (KLR)

State v Ouma

State v Ouma [2025] KEHC 8162 (KLR)

The High Court at Siaya reviewed bail and granted release on bond after finding changed circumstances, no compelling reasons to deny bail, and a supportive pre-bail report.

  • Bail Review
  • Pretrial Release
  • Compelling Reasons
  • Surety Requirements
  • Bail-review
  • Pre-trial-release
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Criminal Law [2025] KEHC 6890 (KLR)

Njeri & 2 others v Republic

Njeri & 2 others v Republic [2025] KEHC 6890 (KLR)

The High Court at Embu dismissed an application to reduce bail terms in a murder case, finding no sufficient cause or changed circumstances to justify review.

  • Bail Review
  • Flight Risk
  • Murder Charge
  • Pre Bail Reports
  • Bail-review
  • Murder-charge
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Criminal Law [2025] KEHC 4376 (KLR)

Musiomi v Republic

Musiomi v Republic [2025] KEHC 4376 (KLR)

The High Court dismissed an application to review denial of bail, remitting the matter to the trial court for a fresh bail assessment.

  • Bail Review
  • Right To Bail
  • Judicial Discretion
  • Bail-review
  • Right-to-bail
  • Revisionary-jurisdiction
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Criminal Law [2025] KEHC 4580 (KLR)

Kariuki v Republic

Kariuki v Republic [2025] KEHC 4580 (KLR)

The High Court at Thika reviewed bail terms in a murder case, reducing the surety bond and adding cash bail after considering time spent in remand and affordability.

  • Bail Review
  • Bond Terms
  • Pretrial Release
  • Murder Charge
  • Bail-review
  • Bond-terms
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Criminal Law [2025] KEHC 4635 (KLR)

Republic v Kinyenze & 5 others

Republic v Kinyenze & 5 others [2025] KEHC 4635 (KLR)

The High Court at Kitui dismissed an oral application to review bail terms, holding that no new grounds or changed circumstances justified reopening the earlier denial.

  • Bail Review
  • Abuse Of Court Process
  • Supervisory Jurisdiction
  • Inherent Discretion
  • Bail-review
  • Abuse-of-process
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Criminal Law [2025] KEHC 2599 (KLR)

Githinji & 2 others v Republic

Githinji & 2 others v Republic [2025] KEHC 2599 (KLR)

The enhanced bail terms were excessive and punitive, not proportional to the risk of flight or other considerations under Section 123A of the Criminal Procedure Code, and therefore required review and reduction to ensure the accused's attendance without being unduly burdensome.

  • Bail Review
  • Bond Terms
  • Pretrial Release
  • Judicial Discretion
  • Flight Risk
  • Bail Policy Guidelines
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Criminal Law [2025] KEHC 3029 (KLR)

Republic v Vistor & another

Republic v Vistor & another [2025] KEHC 3029 (KLR)

The High Court in Nakuru dismissed an application to review bail terms in a murder case, finding no changed circumstances or material evidence to justify reducing them.

  • Bail Review
  • Murder Charge
  • Flight Risk
  • Presumption Of Innocence
  • Bail-review
  • Murder-charge
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Criminal Law [2025] KEHC 2918 (KLR)

Toheeb v Republic

Toheeb v Republic [2025] KEHC 2918 (KLR)

The High Court dismissed a bid to revise bail terms, holding the application premature because the applicant had not first sought review before the trial court.

  • Bail Review
  • Revisional Jurisdiction
  • Criminal Procedure Code Section 362
  • Bail-review
  • Criminal-revision
  • Criminal-procedure-code-section-362
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Criminal Law [2025] KEHC 2500 (KLR)

Republic v Githii

Republic v Githii [2025] KEHC 2500 (KLR)

High Court ruling on a murder accused’s bail review application, holding that no material change in circumstances had been shown and refusing release.

  • Bail Review
  • Compelling Reasons
  • Changed Circumstances
  • Pretrial Detention
  • Bail-review
  • Changed-circumstances
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Criminal Law [2025] KEHC 1431 (KLR)

Imbwaga & another v Republic

Imbwaga & another v Republic [2025] KEHC 1431 (KLR)

The High Court reviewed downward the applicants’ bond terms after finding the original Kshs 8 million bond too onerous. It reduced the bond to Kshs 3 million each.

  • Bail Review
  • Bond Terms
  • Pretrial Detention
  • Judicial Discretion
  • Constitutional Rights
  • Bail-review
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