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Kipkore v Republic [2025] KEHC 9653 (KLR)
The High Court quashed a guilty-plea conviction after finding the plea-taking process was defective because the facts were not read out. A retrial was ordered.
Mbira v Republic [2025] KEHC 10329 (KLR)
The High Court quashed a manslaughter conviction after finding the guilty plea was not unequivocal and the trial court failed to follow plea-taking safeguards.
Mwangi v Republic [2025] KEHC 9457 (KLR)
The High Court found that the plea of guilty was unequivocal as the charge and particulars were read to the appellant in a language he understood, and he admitted the facts. The court held that the appellant's claim of an unfair hearing was untenable since he pleaded guilty, negating the need for a full trial. However, the court found that the facts presented at sentencing were scanty and did not sufficiently detail the circumstances of the offence, the relationship between the parties, or the motive. The trial court failed to adequately consider the appellant's mitigation as a first offender…
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Samuel & 6 others v Republic [2025] KEHC 6133 (KLR)
The High Court allowed the appeal, quashed the conviction and set aside the sentence after finding the guilty plea was not unequivocal and the sentence was excessive.
BRL v Republic [2025] KEHC 5906 (KLR)
The court found that the trial magistrate failed to inform the appellant of the likely sentence upon pleading guilty and did not explain his right to legal representation as required by the Constitution and the Legal Aid Act. These omissions constituted violations of the appellant's fundamental rights to a fair trial under Article 50(2)(b) and (g) of the Constitution. As a result, the trial was rendered a nullity. Given the seriousness of the offence, the short period already served by the appellant, and the need for justice to both parties, the court determined that a retrial was appropriate…
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Bashir v Republic [2025] KEHC 4316 (KLR)
The conviction was quashed and a retrial ordered because the appellant's plea of guilty was not unequivocal due to lack of clarity regarding his language comprehension during the plea-taking and inconsistencies in the victim's identity between the charge sheet, court documents, and medical reports.
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Odongo v Republic [2025] KEHC 3762 (KLR)
The High Court quashed a guilty-plea conviction after finding the trial court failed to record the language used in plea taking, rendering the plea equivocal.
DNN v Director of Public Prosecutions & another [2025] KEHC 4276 (KLR)
The High Court dismissed a petition seeking a new trial and to quash a life sentence, finding the claims about minority, coercion, and unfair trial were unproven.
Republic v M’Kairemia [2025] KEHC 2856 (KLR)
The court will not interfere with the constitutional powers of the Director of Public Prosecution to charge an accused person, unless there is evidence to show that the prosecution is an abuse of the legal process or is against public interest or the administration of justice.
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AOO v Republic [2025] KEHC 2008 (KLR)
The High Court partly allowed an appeal against sentence for defilement, upholding the plea process but reducing the term from 30 years to 20 years.
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