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Criminal Law [2025] KEHC 3482 (KLR)

Karani v Republic

Karani v Republic [2025] KEHC 3482 (KLR)

Court
High Court
Case number
Criminal Appeal E009 of 2024
Judge
AC Mrima

The High Court found that the appellant, having pleaded guilty and been convicted on his own plea, was properly sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for threatening to kill, as provided under Section 223 of the Penal Code. The court considered the appellant's extensive criminal history, lack of remorse, and the threat he posed to his family and community. The sentencing principles require proportionality and protection of society, and the trial court's sentence was found to be appropriate, just, and commensurate with the appellant's conduct. The court declined to interfere with the sentence, em…

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  • Sentencing Principles
  • Threats To Kill
  • Guilty Plea
  • Proportionality Of Sentence
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Criminal Law [2025] KEHC 2041 (KLR)

Republic v Loshangole

Republic v Loshangole [2025] KEHC 2041 (KLR)

Court
High Court
Case number
Criminal Case E010 of 2022
Judge
RPV Wendoh

A custodial sentence of ten years imprisonment is appropriate for the accused who pleaded guilty to manslaughter, considering the severity of the offense, the loss of a young life, the accused's time spent in remand, and the need for the accused to take responsibility for their actions.

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  • Manslaughter
  • Sentencing Principles
  • Guilty Plea
  • Mitigation
  • Remand Period
  • Probation Recommendation
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Criminal Law [2024] KEHC 13156 (KLR)

Mbedu v Republic

Mbedu v Republic [2024] KEHC 13156 (KLR)

Court
High Court
Case number
Criminal Appeal E039 of 2024
Judge
KW Kiarie

The High Court dismissed an appeal against an eight-year sentence for robbery with violence, holding that no sentencing error or excess was shown.

  • Robbery With Violence
  • Sentencing Principles
  • Guilty Plea
  • Appellate Review
  • Robbery-with-violence
  • Sentencing-principles
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Criminal Law [2024] KEHC 10906 (KLR)

Njue v Republic

Njue v Republic [2024] KEHC 10906 (KLR)

Court
High Court
Case number
Criminal Appeal E041 of 2023
Judge
LM Njuguna

The High Court dismissed a criminal appeal against sentence after the appellant had pleaded guilty to cultivating cannabis. The five-year term was upheld as lawful.

  • Narcotic Offences
  • Sentencing Guidelines
  • Guilty Plea
  • Appeals On Sentence
  • Criminal-appeals
  • Guilty-plea
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Criminal Law [2024] KEHC 5088 (KLR)

Joel Alias Nyamweya v Republic

Joel Alias Nyamweya v Republic [2024] KEHC 5088 (KLR)

Court
High Court
Case number
Criminal Appeal E030 of 2023
Judge
KW Kiarie

The High Court quashed a defilement conviction after finding the plea was properly taken but the medical evidence did not prove penetration.

  • Defilement
  • Plea Procedure
  • Guilty Plea
  • Sexual Offences
  • Medical Evidence
  • Conviction Safety
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Criminal Law [2023] KEHC 26405 (KLR)

Nyamohanga v Republic

Nyamohanga v Republic [2023] KEHC 26405 (KLR)

Court
High Court
Case number
Criminal Appeal E015 of 2022
Judge
RPV Wendoh

High Court appeal on sentence for manslaughter. The court found 15 years excessive and reduced the term to 12 years, effective from the plea date.

  • Manslaughter
  • Sentencing Principles
  • Guilty Plea
  • Mitigation
  • Probation Reports
  • Sentencing-principles
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Criminal Law [2023] KEHC 26089 (KLR)

Wanjiru v Republic

Wanjiru v Republic [2023] KEHC 26089 (KLR)

Court
High Court
Case number
Criminal Appeal E017 of 2023
Judge
GL Nzioka

The High Court reduced a 10-year sentence for a guilty-plea first offender, finding it excessive and substituting custody already served plus community service and probation.

  • Sentencing Principles
  • Guilty Plea
  • First Offender
  • Community Service Order
  • Sentencing-principles
  • Guilty-plea
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Criminal Law [2023] KEHC 23433 (KLR)

Republic v Sifuna

Republic v Sifuna [2023] KEHC 23433 (KLR)

Court
High Court
Case number
Criminal Case E007 of 2022
Judge
PJO Otieno

The High Court at Kakamega sentenced Purity Nasimiyu Sifuna to three years' probation after a guilty plea, 19 months in custody, and evidence she was a widow caring for three children.

  • Sentencing Principles
  • Probation Orders
  • Guilty Plea
  • Mitigating Factors
  • Sentencing-principles
  • Probation-orders
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Criminal Law [2023] KEHC 21478 (KLR)

Republic v Matandi

Republic v Matandi [2023] KEHC 21478 (KLR)

Court
High Court
Case number
Criminal Case E002 of 2022
Judge
GMA Dulu

Sentencing ruling in which the High Court at Voi imposed three years’ imprisonment on an accused who pleaded guilty and was treated as a first offender.

  • Sentencing
  • Mental Health In Criminal Law
  • Guilty Plea
  • First Offender
  • Homicide
  • Imprisonment
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Criminal Law [2023] KEHC 2333 (KLR)

Ooko v Republic

Ooko v Republic [2023] KEHC 2333 (KLR)

Court
High Court
Case number
Criminal Appeal E001 of 2023
Judge
KW Kiarie

The High Court reduced a 25-year sentence for grievous harm to 15 years, holding that the trial court failed to give adequate credit for the appellant’s guilty plea.

  • Sentencing Principles
  • Appeal On Sentence
  • Guilty Plea
  • Grievous Harm
  • Mitigation
  • Judicial Discretion
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