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Criminal-law [2026] KEHC 13289 (KLR)

Republic v Wafula & another

Republic v Wafula & another (Criminal Case 1034 of 2020) [2026] KEHC 13289 (KLR) (2 September 2026) (Judgment)

The court acquitted accused 2 and 3 on all counts after finding the prosecution had not proved housebreaking, stealing, or malicious damage beyond reasonable doubt.

  • Housebreaking
  • Stealing
  • Malicious-damage-to-property
  • Alibi-defence
  • Proof-beyond-reasonable-doubt
  • Trial-in-absentia
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Criminal-law [2026] KEHC 13284 (KLR)

Moruri v Republic

Moruri v Republic (Criminal Revision E144 of 2024) [2026] KEHC 13284 (KLR) (19 May 2026) (Ruling)

The High Court reduced a five-year sentence to time served after finding the sentence excessive, noting a guilty plea, remorse, recovery, and first-offender status.

  • Burglary
  • Stealing
  • Sentence-reduction
  • Plea-of-guilty
  • First-offender
  • Recovery-of-stolen-property
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Criminal-law [2026] KEHC 5986 (KLR)

Abdulrahman v Republic

Abdulrahman v Republic (Criminal Appeal E051 of 2025) [2026] KEHC 5986 (KLR) (28 April 2026) (Judgment)

The High Court reduced a 10-year sentence for burglary and stealing after finding the trial court overlooked mitigation and imposed a harsh, excessive term.

  • Sentencing
  • Burglary
  • Stealing
  • Mitigation
  • Appeals
  • Criminal-sentencing
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Criminal-law [2026] KEHC 5182 (KLR)

Kariuki v Director of Public Prosecutions

Kariuki v Director of Public Prosecutions (Criminal Appeal E009 of 2024) [2026] KEHC 5182 (KLR) (24 April 2026) (Judgment)

High Court appeal against a conviction for stealing dismissed. The court held that eyewitness evidence proved the offence and minor inconsistencies were not fatal.

  • Stealing
  • Burden-of-proof
  • Evidence
  • Sentencing
  • Charge-sheet-defects
  • Criminal-law
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Criminal-law [2026] KEHC 5054 (KLR)

Obiero v Republic

Obiero v Republic (Miscellaneous Criminal Application E219 of 2025) [2026] KEHC 5054 (KLR) (23 April 2026) (Ruling)

The High Court ruled that the trial court failed to apply section 333(2) of the Criminal Procedure Code and backdated the applicant’s 2-year sentence to the remand date.

  • Sentencing
  • Computation-of-sentence
  • Stealing
  • Sentence-computation
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Criminal-law [2026] KEHC 4890 (KLR)

Obora v Republic

Obora v Republic (Criminal Appeal E039 of 2021) [2026] KEHC 4890 (KLR) (17 April 2026) (Judgment)

The High Court allowed a criminal appeal, quashed a stealing conviction, and set aside the sentence after finding the prosecution had not proved theft beyond reasonable doubt.

  • Stealing
  • Burden-of-proof
  • Circumstantial-evidence
  • Fiduciary-duty
  • Criminal-law
  • Theft
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Criminal-law [2026] KEHC 4702 (KLR)

Mutenyo v Republic

Mutenyo v Republic (Criminal Revision 12 of 2026) [2026] KEHC 4702 (KLR) (9 April 2026) (Ruling)

The High Court declined sentence review for Felix Tuti Mutenyo, holding that his two-year stealing sentence remains valid and must be served to completion.

  • Sentence-review
  • Prison-decongestion
  • Stealing
  • Criminal-revision
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Criminal-law [2025] KEHC 10204 (KLR)

Aswa & another v Republic

Aswa & another v Republic [2025] KEHC 10204 (KLR)

The High Court declined to revise a theft sentence, finding no compelling or substantial grounds to interfere under section 362 of the Criminal Procedure Code.

  • Stealing
  • Sentencing-review
  • Aggravating-factors
  • Mitigating-factors
  • Criminal-law
  • Sentencing
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Criminal-law [2025] KEHC 10270 (KLR)

Kahindi v Republic

Kahindi v Republic [2025] KEHC 10270 (KLR)

The High Court dismissed a criminal appeal after a guilty plea, holding that only sentence legality could be challenged and finding no basis to interfere.

  • Plea-of-guilty
  • Sentencing-discretion
  • Appeals-on-sentence
  • Burglary
  • Stealing
  • Mitigation
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Criminal-law [2025] KEHC 10099 (KLR)

Maina v Republic

Maina v Republic [2025] KEHC 10099 (KLR)

The High Court at Nyeri dismissed a criminal revision challenging a two-year sentence for stealing after a guilty plea, finding the sentence proper and not excessive.

  • Stealing-offence
  • Plea-of-guilty
  • Sentencing-principles
  • Criminal-revision
  • Penal-code-application
  • Criminal-law
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