Karanja v Republic (Miscellaneous Criminal Application 144 of 2019) [2025] KEHC 3185 (KLR) (27 February 2025) (Ruling)
- Court
- High Court of Kenya
- Case number
- 3185
- Citation
- [2025] KEHC 3185 (KLR)
- Decided
- 27 February 2025
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TypeMiscellaneous Criminal ApplicationPostureApplication for resentencingCoramE OMINDE
Holding
The court has the requisite jurisdiction to handle the application and finds that the death sentence is unconstitutional and should be commuted to a life sentence.
Facts
The applicant was convicted of robbery with violence and rape in 2001 and appealed. The appeal was dismissed. The applicant then sought resentencing.
Issues
- Whether the applicant was granted a fair trial on sentencing by the High Court
- Whether the death sentence imposed on the applicant is unconstitutional and should be commuted to a life sentence
Reasoning
The court determined that the applicant was not granted a fair trial on sentencing by the High Court, and the death sentence is unconstitutional.
Outcome
The death sentence is commuted to a life sentence.
Orders
- To commute the death sentence to a life sentence
Authorities cited
Legislation (1)
- Criminal Procedure Code
Cases cited (3)
- Samuel Kamau Macharia & another v Kenya Commercial Bank Ltd & 2 others, Application No 2 of 2011
- Francis Karioko Muruatetu & another v Republic (Supreme Court Petition No 15 of 2015)
- Julius Kitsao Manyeso v Republic – Criminal Appeal No 12 of 2021
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