Joan Wanjiku Mungai v Republic [2016] KEHC 8256 (KLR)
- Court
- High Court of Kenya
- Case number
- 8256
- Citation
- [2016] KEHC 8256 (KLR)
- Decided
- 31 October 2016
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TypeMiscellaneous Criminal ApplicationPostureApplication for BailCoramG.W. NGENYE-MACHARIA
Holding
The application is dismissed with an order that the trial be conducted on a priority basis.
Facts
The applicant, Joan Wanjiku Mungai, faces various counts of obtaining money by false pretences. She was initially released on bail but her bail was cancelled due to absconding from the trial. She now seeks bail in Kibera Cr. Case No. 4103 of 2009.
Issues
- Whether the applicant should be granted bail
- Whether the applicant's illness justifies bail
Reasoning
The court found that the applicant had absconded from the trial and contributed to the delay of the trial. Only two witnesses remain, and the applicant's illness did not justify bail.
Outcome
Application dismissed
Orders
- Remit the file back to the trial court for fixing a hearing date
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