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S E N T E N C E
1. The 2 (two) accused persons were convicted by Lady Justice A. Ong’injo in the judgment dated 14/02/2025. A1 absconded and warrant of arrest is pending.
2. The court then called for both pre-sentence inquiry reports and victim impacts reports. Mr. Mutisya Kioko, a Probation Officer filed the same. Mr. Adala then made oral submissions in mitigation on behalf of A1.
3. He urged the court to be lenient as the family of the deceased have forgiven the accused person. He pointed out that A2 was a first time offender and the incidence was not pre-meditated and urged that A2 was influenced due to mob mentality and the emotional circumstances.
4. Mr. Ngiri for the state pointed out that a life was lost over allegations of the loss of a phone which was never traced to him . That the 2nd accused person never reached out to the family of the deceased after all that the hearing was proceeding.
5. The court notes that there are many senseless murders in this Jurisdiction caused by mob injustice. The law upholds the sanctity of life and condemns any act that disregards . In this case the death was brutal with the deceased being tied, strangled with a rope and being dragged along the road.
6. A determent sentence is called for.
7. Accordingly, the accused person is sentenced to serve a prison term of 15 years.
8. Right of Appeal against both the sentence and judgment explained.
Dated, signed and delivered in Open Court/online through MS TEAMS,
this 30th day of July 2025
HON. LADY JUSTICE W. K. MICHENI
JUDGE
In the presence of: -
Accused person and the advocate MR Adala
Mr. Ngiri for the Prosecution
Ms. Bebora – Court Assistant
waarant of arrest agaisi A1 extended
HON. LADY JUSTICE W. K. MICHENI
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S E N T E N C E
1. The 2 (two) accused persons were convicted by Lady Justice A. Ong’injo in the judgment dated 14/02/2025. A1 absconded and warrant of arrest is pending.
2. The court then called for both pre-sentence inquiry reports and victim impacts reports. Mr. Mutisya Kioko, a Probation Officer filed the same. Mr. Adala then made oral submissions in mitigation on behalf of A1.
3. He urged the court to be lenient as the family of the deceased have forgiven the accused person. He pointed out that A2 was a first time offender and the incidence was not pre-meditated and urged that A2 was influenced due to mob mentality and the emotional circumstances.
4. Mr. Ngiri for the state pointed out that a life was lost over allegations of the loss of a phone which was never traced to him . That the 2nd accused person never reached out to the family of the deceased after all that the hearing was proceeding.
5. The court notes that there are many senseless murders in this Jurisdiction caused by mob injustice. The law upholds the sanctity of life and condemns any act that disregards . In this case the death was brutal with the deceased being tied, strangled with a rope and being dragged along the road.
6. A determent sentence is called for.
7. Accordingly, the accused person is sentenced to serve a prison term of 15 years.
8. Right of Appeal against both the sentence and judgment explained.
Dated, signed and delivered in Open Court/online through MS TEAMS,
this 30th day of July 2025
HON. LADY JUSTICE W. K. MICHENI
JUDGE
In the presence of: -
Accused person and the advocate MR Adala
Mr. Ngiri for the Prosecution
Ms. Bebora – Court Assistant
waarant of arrest agaisi A1 extended
HON. LADY JUSTICE W. K. MICHENI
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