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Criminal Law [2025] KEHC 6782 (KLR)

Republic v Mutie

Republic v Mutie [2025] KEHC 6782 (KLR)

Court
High Court
Case number
Criminal Case E005 of 2022
Judge
WM Kagendo.

The court found that Charles Maingi Mutie, the father of the two deceased minors, was responsible for their brutal murder. The court considered the seriousness and circumstances of the offence, the lack of remorse by the accused, and the strong negative reaction from his own family and the community. The judge determined that the offence was so heinous and the accused so dangerous that a custodial sentence for the rest of his life was warranted for Count I. The sentence for Count II was suspended. The court emphasized the need for the sentence to be proportionate to the gravity of the crime a…

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  • Murder
  • Sentencing
  • Mitigation
  • Penal Code Offences
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Criminal Law [2025] KEHC 5995 (KLR)

Nzomo v Republic

Nzomo v Republic [2025] KEHC 5995 (KLR)

Court
High Court
Case number
Criminal Revision E038 of 2025
Judge
DR Kavedza

The High Court allowed a criminal revision and held that remand time must be credited when computing sentence under section 333(2) of the Criminal Procedure Code.

  • Sentencing Review
  • Remand Custody Credit
  • Application Of Section 333 2
  • Penal Code Offences
  • Sentencing-review
  • Remand-custody-credit
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Criminal Law [2025] KEHC 2374 (KLR)

Loinai v Republic

Loinai v Republic [2025] KEHC 2374 (KLR)

Court
High Court
Case number
Criminal Revision E100 of 2024
Judge
RB Ngetich

The High Court at Kabarnet dismissed a sentence-revision application, finding the applicant unsuitable for a non-custodial sentence because of public-safety concerns and his criminal history.

  • Sentence Revision
  • Arson
  • Threats To Kill
  • Stock Theft
  • Penal Code Offences
  • Sentence-revision
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Criminal Law [2025] KEHC 1444 (KLR)

Otieno v Republic

Otieno v Republic [2025] KEHC 1444 (KLR)

Court
High Court
Case number
Criminal Revision E001 of 2025
Judge
DR Kavedza

The High Court declined to revise a four-year sentence for burglary and stealing, finding the trial court had imposed a lawful sentence after considering mitigation.

  • Sentencing Review
  • Burglary
  • Stealing
  • Penal Code Offences
  • Criminal-law
  • Sentencing-review
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Criminal Law [2024] KEHC 15048 (KLR)

Koech v Republic

Koech v Republic [2024] KEHC 15048 (KLR)

Court
High Court
Case number
Criminal Revision E268 of 2024
Judge
RN Nyakundi

The High Court at Eldoret reviewed a guilty-plea stealing sentence, holding that time already served was sufficient and ordering release unless otherwise lawfully held.

  • Sentencing Review
  • Non Custodial Sentences
  • Plea Of Guilty
  • Mitigation
  • First Offender
  • Penal Code Offences
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Criminal Law [2024] KEHC 14422 (KLR)

Kakuko alias Katash v Republic

Kakuko alias Katash v Republic [2024] KEHC 14422 (KLR)

Court
High Court
Case number
Criminal Revision E059 of 2024
Judge
RB Ngetich

The High Court dismissed an application to review a 5-year sentence, finding no basis to vary the sentence despite the applicant’s remorse and claimed rehabilitation.

  • Sentencing Review
  • Handling Stolen Goods
  • Burglary
  • Penal Code Offences
  • Criminal-revision
  • Sentence-review
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Criminal Law [2024] KEHC 12755 (KLR)

Kariuki v Republic

Kariuki v Republic [2024] KEHC 12755 (KLR)

Court
High Court
Case number
Criminal Revision 270 of 2024
Judge
DR Kavedza

The High Court held that the trial court had to account for the applicant’s remand custody time when computing sentence and reduced the sentence accordingly.

  • Sentencing Principles
  • Remand Custody Credit
  • Criminal Revision
  • Penal Code Offences
  • Criminal-revision
  • Sentencing
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Criminal Law [2024] KEHC 12389 (KLR)

Oyugi v Republic

Oyugi v Republic [2024] KEHC 12389 (KLR)

Court
High Court
Case number
Criminal Revision 144 of 2024
Judge
DR Kavedza

The court found that the trial court failed to comply with the mandatory requirement under section 333(2) of the Criminal Procedure Code to consider the period the applicant spent in remand custody before sentencing. The applicant was in remand for three months and ten days, which was not deducted from his sentence. The High Court held that failure to account for this period would amount to a denial of the applicant's statutory right and a failure by the court to discharge its legal obligation. Consequently, the sentence was ordered to be computed less the period spent in remand custody.

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  • Sentencing Principles
  • Remand Custody Credit
  • Criminal Revision
  • Penal Code Offences
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Criminal Law [2024] KEHC 12782 (KLR)

Ntabo v Republic

Ntabo v Republic [2024] KEHC 12782 (KLR)

Court
High Court
Case number
Revision Case E143 of 2024
Judge
WA Okwany

The High Court at Nyamira revised a custodial sentence for crop-cutting offences and placed the applicant on probation for the remainder of the term.

  • Sentencing Review
  • Probation Orders
  • Penal Code Offences
  • Sentencing-review
  • Probation-orders
  • Penal-code-offences
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Criminal Law [2024] KEHC 12237 (KLR)

Khalea v Republic

Khalea v Republic [2024] KEHC 12237 (KLR)

Court
High Court
Case number
Miscellaneous Criminal Application E135 of 2024
Judge
DR Kavedza

The High Court held that remand custody had to be counted under section 333(2) and revised the sentence to run from the applicant’s arrest date.

  • Sentencing Revision
  • Remand Custody Credit
  • Application Of Section 333 2
  • Penal Code Offences
  • Sentencing-revision
  • Remand-custody-credit
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