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Criminal Law [2025] KEHC 10024 (KLR)

Kapkiyai v Republic

Kapkiyai v Republic [2025] KEHC 10024 (KLR)

The High Court declined to revise a lawful sentence for house breaking and stealing, holding that revision does not lie merely against sentence severity.

  • House Breaking
  • Stealing
  • Handling Stolen Property
  • Sentencing Principles
  • Criminal Revision
  • Plea Of Guilt
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Criminal Law [2025] KEHC 7736 (KLR)

Mukolwe v Republic

Mukolwe v Republic [2025] KEHC 7736 (KLR)

The High Court dismissed an application to revise a 3-year sentence for house breaking, finding the sentence lawful and within the statutory maximum.

  • House Breaking
  • Sentencing Principles
  • Plea Bargaining
  • Criminal Revision
  • Criminal-revision
  • House-breaking
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Criminal Law [2025] KEMC 139 (KLR)

Republic v Mwaniki

Republic v Mwaniki [2025] KEMC 139 (KLR)

After guilty pleas to house breaking and stealing, the court sentenced David Kuria Mwaniki to concurrent prison terms, citing repeat offending and failed probation.

  • House Breaking
  • Repeat Offender Sentencing
  • Theft
  • Sentencing Guidelines
  • Probation Failure
  • Criminal-sentencing
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Criminal Law [2025] KEHC 5098 (KLR)

Tom alias 'Boy' v Republic

Tom alias 'Boy' v Republic [2025] KEHC 5098 (KLR)

The High Court revised a sentence for house breaking and stealing, substituting the remaining custodial term with a three-month community service order.

  • House Breaking
  • Stealing
  • Sentencing Review
  • Community Service Order
  • Criminal-revision
  • Sentencing-review
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Criminal Law [2025] KEHC 5225 (KLR)

Nyamongo v Republic

Nyamongo v Republic [2025] KEHC 5225 (KLR)

The High Court revised a six-month custodial sentence for house breaking and stealing into a one-month community service order after a favorable probation report.

  • House Breaking
  • Sentencing Review
  • Community Service Order
  • Plea Of Guilty
  • Criminal-law
  • Sentencing-review
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Criminal Law [2025] KEHC 4218 (KLR)

Ireri v Republic

Ireri v Republic [2025] KEHC 4218 (KLR)

The High Court upheld convictions for housebreaking and stealing, but clarified that sentence must credit 256 days spent in pre-sentence custody.

  • House Breaking
  • Stealing From Dwelling
  • Recent Possession Doctrine
  • Sentencing Principles
  • Concurrent And Consecutive Sentences
  • Pre Sentence Custody Credit
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Criminal Law [2025] KEHC 3111 (KLR)

Chelagat v Republic

Chelagat v Republic [2025] KEHC 3111 (KLR)

The application for review of sentence is dismissed because the Applicant has served a minimal period of the sentence, has not acquired any rehabilitative skills in prison, the victim is opposed to the review, and there is a risk of recidivism.

  • Sentence Review
  • House Breaking
  • Handling Stolen Property
  • Non Custodial Sentence
  • Rehabilitation
  • Plea Of Guilty
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Criminal Law [2025] KEHC 16819 (KLR)

Ondimu v Republic

Ondimu v Republic [2025] KEHC 16819 (KLR)

The High Court declined to revise a custodial sentence for house breaking and stealing, holding there was no basis to interfere and that the applicant should serve the remainder in custody.

  • House Breaking
  • Stealing
  • Sentencing
  • Plea Of Guilty
  • Criminal-revision
  • Guilty-plea
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Criminal Law [2025] KEHC 675 (KLR)

Nduati v Republic

Nduati v Republic [2025] KEHC 675 (KLR)

The High Court dismissed a criminal appeal and upheld convictions for housebreaking and stealing, finding the doctrine of recent possession was properly applied.

  • House Breaking
  • Stealing
  • Recent Possession
  • Burden Of Proof
  • Sentencing Principles
  • Recent-possession
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Criminal Law [2025] KEHC 16841 (KLR)

Oigo v Republic

Oigo v Republic [2025] KEHC 16841 (KLR)

The High Court revised a custodial sentence after a guilty plea for house breaking and stealing, substituting the remainder with a community service order.

  • House Breaking
  • Sentencing Review
  • Community Service Order
  • Plea Of Guilty
  • Criminal-law
  • Sentencing-review
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