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Criminal-law [2026] KEHC 5475 (KLR)

Republic v Mwanguwa

Republic v Mwanguwa (Criminal Case E004 of 2024) [2026] KEHC 5475 (KLR) (28 April 2026) (Sentence)

The High Court at Voi sentenced Gift Mwanguwa to five years’ imprisonment for manslaughter after a plea bargain, citing remorse, a guilty plea, and mitigation.

  • Manslaughter
  • Plea-bargaining
  • Sentencing
  • Mitigating-factors
  • Aggravating-factors
  • Plea-bargain
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Criminal-law [2026] KEHC 5561 (KLR)

Republic v DM alias D

Republic v DM alias D (Criminal Case E056 of 2021) [2026] KEHC 5561 (KLR) (24 April 2026) (Judgment)

The High Court convicted Dennis Mudavi alias Dingo of manslaughter on a plea bargain, then sentenced him to 15 years’ imprisonment from 8 August 2021.

  • Manslaughter
  • Plea-bargaining
  • Sentencing
  • Juvenile-justice
  • Plea-bargain
  • Criminal-law
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Criminal-law [2026] KEHC 5672 (KLR)

Republic v Ngetich

Republic v Ngetich (Criminal Case 10 of 2020) [2026] KEHC 5672 (KLR) (24 April 2026) (Sentence)

After a plea bargain, the accused pleaded guilty to manslaughter for a fatal assault during a farm theft incident and received a five-year prison sentence.

  • Manslaughter
  • Plea-bargaining
  • Sentencing
  • Extra-judicial-punishment
  • Compensation-to-victim's-family
  • Plea-bargain
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Criminal-law [2026] KEHC 4977 (KLR)

Republic v Bulinda

Republic v Bulinda (Criminal Case E036 of 2024) [2026] KEHC 4977 (KLR) (20 April 2026) (Sentence)

The High Court at Kakamega sentenced Dennis Bulinda to 12 years for manslaughter after a plea bargain, weighing youth, remorse, and aggravating violence.

  • Manslaughter
  • Sentencing
  • Plea-bargain
  • Femicide
  • Criminal-law
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Criminal-law [2026] KEHC 4745 (KLR)

Republic v Andala

Republic v Andala (Criminal Case E003 of 2024) [2026] KEHC 4745 (KLR) (13 April 2026) (Sentence)

After a manslaughter conviction on a plea agreement, the High Court at Kakamega ordered three years’ probation, citing remorse, first-offender status, and rehabilitation.

  • Manslaughter
  • Sentencing
  • Probation
  • Plea-bargain
  • Criminal-law
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Criminal-law [2026] KECA 301 (KLR)

Felix Ikarot v Republic

The Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal against a 25-year manslaughter sentence, holding that the trial court properly weighed the guilty plea, mitigation, and the grave circumstances.

  • Manslaughter
  • Sentence-review
  • Guilty-plea-discount
  • Aggravating-and-mitigating-factors
  • First-offender
  • Gender-based-violence
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Criminal-law [2025] KECA 2269 (KLR)

Masafu v Republic

The Court of Appeal upheld a 20-year manslaughter sentence after a plea bargain, but ordered that the sentence be computed from the arrest date.

  • Manslaughter
  • Plea-bargain
  • Sentence-review
  • Custodial-sentence
  • Time-spent-in-custody
  • Aggravating-and-mitigating-factors
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Criminal-law [2025] KEHC 18568 (KLR)

Republic v Maiso

Republic v Maiso (Criminal Case 3 of 2019) [2025] KEHC 18568 (KLR) (17 December 2025) (Sentence)

The High Court at Nakuru sentenced Edwin Ombui Maiso to 15 years for accessory after the fact of murder, citing his repeat-offender record and the pre-sentence report.

  • Murder
  • Accessory-after-the-fact
  • Sentencing
  • Plea-bargain
  • Criminal-law
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Criminal-law [2025] KEHC 18515 (KLR)

Republic v Mumbi

Republic v Mumbi (Criminal Case E011 of 2023) [2025] KEHC 18515 (KLR) (16 December 2025) (Sentence)

High Court sentencing ruling for manslaughter after a plea bargain. The accused received 5 years’ imprisonment, dating from 7 November 2023.

  • Manslaughter
  • Sentencing
  • Plea-bargaining
  • Plea-bargain
  • Criminal-law
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Criminal-law [2025] KECA 1544 (KLR)

Chepkwony v Republic

The Court of Appeal upheld a 20-year manslaughter sentence, finding the High Court had considered mitigation, the pre-sentence report, and the guilty plea.

  • Manslaughter-sentencing
  • Appellate-interference-with-sentence
  • Plea-bargain
  • Mitigation-and-aggravation
  • Presentence-report
  • Custodial-sentence-computation
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