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John Muindi Kamau & another v Republic [2018] KEHC 3817 (KLR)

[2018] KEHC 3817 (KLR) High Court of Kenya
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Court
High Court of Kenya
Case number
3817
Citation
[2018] KEHC 3817 (KLR)
Decided
26 September 2018
AI Summary Beta Machine-generated — may contain errors. Not legal advice.
TypeCriminalPostureAppeal from a lower court decisionCoramL. N. MUTENDE
Holding

Each accused is granted bail of Two (2) Million Shillings (Kshs. 2,000,000/=) with a surety of similar sum

Facts

John Muindi Kamau and Titus Kamau Muindi are charged with murder and seek bail pending trial.

Issues

  1. Whether the accused are entitled to bail pending trial
  2. Whether there are compelling reasons to deny bail

Reasoning

The court found that the accused are Kenyan citizens and thus entitled to bail, and that there are no compelling reasons to deny bail.

Outcome

Bail granted

Orders

  • Each accused is granted bail of Two (2) Million Shillings (Kshs. 2,000,000/=) with a surety of similar sum

Authorities cited

Legislation (1)
  • Article 49(1)(h) of the Constitution
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