REPUBLIC OF KENYA IN THE HIGH COURT OF KENYA AT MURANG’A CRIMINAL CASE NO 37 OF 2014 REPUBLIC…………………………………….…………………PROSECUTOR VERSUS ANASTACIA NDUNGE GITAU.……………………………....………ACCUSED RULING 1. The Accused Anastasia Ndunge Gitau is charged with murder contrary to section 203 as read with section 204 of the Penal Code. It is alleged in the information dated 30/12/2014 that on 31/07/2014 at about 4.00 p.m. at Karuhiu Village within Murang’a County she murdered one Nancy Njeri Kuria. On 10/03/2015 she pleaded not guilty to the charge. Her trial is scheduled to commence on 24/11/2015. She has in the meantime applied by notice of motion dated 23/04/2015 to be admitted to bail pending her trial. The Republic does not oppose the application. 2. Bail pending trial is now a constitutional right that will be denied only for compelling reason; and conditions for such bail must be reasonable. See Article 49(1) (h) of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010. I have perused the witness statements supplied to the Accused and the court by the prosecution. I find no compelling reason to deny the Accused bail. 3. I will in the event allow the application. The Accused shall be admitted to bail upon her own cognizance in the sum of KShs 100,000/00 plus one surety of like sum. It is so ordered. DATED, SIGNED AT MURANG’A THIS 23RD DAY OF 2015 H P G WAWERU JUDGE DELIVERED AT MURANG’A THIS 24TH DAY OF JULY 2015
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