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Macharia v Republic [2025] KEHC 10352 (KLR)
The High Court dismissed a sentence-review application, holding that after hearing the appeal it lacked jurisdiction. The proper forum was the Court of Appeal.
Okumu v Republic [2025] KEHC 9779 (KLR)
The court found that the applicant's request for concurrent sentences was without merit because the two offences were committed at different times, places, and under different circumstances, and thus did not arise from a single transaction. The court further held that the applicant was not entitled to an option of a fine in the second case because he was not a first offender, having already been convicted in a similar case. The trial court had already considered the period spent in pre-trial custody when imposing the five-year sentence, as evidenced by the sentencing remarks. Consequently, th…
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Mwangi & another v Republiic [2025] KEHC 9280 (KLR)
The court found that the appellants' plea of guilty was unequivocal, as the charge and facts were read to them in Kiswahili, a language they understood, and they admitted to both. The discrepancy in the value of the narcotics between the typed proceedings and the original record was a clerical error that did not affect the fairness of the proceedings or amount to a miscarriage of justice. The conviction was therefore proper and could not be interfered with on appeal. However, the trial court erred by failing to call for a pre-sentence report and by not considering a non-custodial sentence for…
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Macharia v Republic [2025] KEHC 8436 (KLR)
The High Court revised Samuel Kimani Macharia’s sentence after finding that remand custody time had not been counted under section 333(2) of the Criminal Procedure Code.
Onyango v Republic [2025] KEHC 5981 (KLR)
The High Court declined to revise an eight-year sentence for trafficking in narcotic drugs, finding the trial court had already considered mitigation and the sentence was lawful.
Irungu v Republic [2025] KEHC 5583 (KLR)
The High Court at Kibera dismissed a sentence review application, finding no basis to interfere with a 14-year term for trafficking in narcotic drugs.
Samwel & another v Republic [2025] KEHC 5921 (KLR)
The High Court at Kilgoris dismissed an application to serve the remainder of a narcotics sentence under a non-custodial order.
Mnangwa v Republic [2025] KEHC 3705 (KLR)
The High Court at Kibera held that Justin Kilibe Mnangwa was not eligible for sentence review or early release because he still had more than three years to serve.
Kazembe v Republic [2025] KEHC 3702 (KLR)
The High Court at Kibera found Samuel Kazembe had already served his sentence for narcotic drugs possession, so no further sentence review was needed.
Okoye v Republic [2025] KEHC 3719 (KLR)
The High Court at Kibera refused sentence review for Princess Okoye, finding she still had more than six years left to serve and was not eligible for early release.
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