REPUBLIC OF KENYA IN THE HIGH COURT OF KENYA AT MERU CRIMINAL CASE NO 61 OF 2014 REPUBLIC.............................................................STATE VERSUS MAINA KARIUKI..........................................ACCUSED RULING ON SENTENCE 1. I have considered the able mitigation on behalf of the accused. He is a first offender. 2. He committed the offence while unwell. 3. The Pre-sentence report is not positive of the accused. I have considered that he has been in custody for now 6 years. 4. I accordingly sentence the accused to 7 years imprisonment. 14 days Right of Appeal explained. A. MABEYA JUDGE 20/5/2020
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