Republic v Richard Onguti Ombati & another [2015] KEHC 2582 (KLR)
- Court
- High Court of Kenya
- Case number
- 2582
- Citation
- [2015] KEHC 2582 (KLR)
- Decided
- 1 October 2015
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TypeCriminalPostureApplication for BondCoramHON. W. A. OKWANY
Holding
The court grants the accused persons' application for bond pending trial.
Facts
The accused persons were charged with murder and were seeking release on bond pending trial.
Issues
- Whether the accused persons have a right to bail pending trial under the current constitution.
- Whether there are compelling reasons to deny bail to the accused persons.
Reasoning
The court finds that the security situation on the ground has calmed down and there are no compelling reasons to deny bail.
Outcome
The accused persons are granted bond pending trial.
Orders
- Each accused person shall execute a personal bond of Ksh.1,000,000/= with two (2) sureties of a similar amount.
- The accused persons must attend court for mention every month until the hearing and disposal of the case or until further orders of the court.
- The first such mention shall be on 2nd November 2015.
Authorities cited
Legislation (1)
- Penal Code
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