REPUBLIC OF KENYA IN THE HIGH COURT OF KENYA AT MAKUENI HIGH COURT CRIMINAL CASE NO. 12 OF 2019 REPUBLIC...................................................................................................PROSECUTION VERSUS MAGDALINE NDUKU KIIO.......................................................................1 ST ACCUSED ERICK KIIO KITHUKA...............................................................................2 ND ACCUSED SAMMY KIIO KITHUKA.............................................................................3 RD ACCUSED RULING ON SENTENCE 1. The three (3) accused persons herein have been convicted of two counts of murder contrary to section 203 as read with section 204 of the Penal Code. 2. I have been told by the defence counsel that the 2 nd and 3rd accused persons are minors, and that the 1 st accused person has a 4 year old child who is currently living with relatives. 3. The Prosecution Counsel on the other hand, has submitted that the 3 rd accused person had another previous case in Kilungu Court for assault and he committed the present offence while on probation. I also note that Probation Officer’s report shows that though court orders had been issued by the Machakos court, the three accused persons chose to disobey those restraining court orders and committed this offences. 4. Having been availed, perused and considered the Victim Impact Report dated 19 th April 2021 prepared and filed by Sammy Munyasya, the Probation Officer – Makueni, it is clear to me from the report that the three accused persons showed an inclination to be violent and, even in the face of existing court orders regarding resolution of the land dispute, they proceeded to commit the offences. 5. I note that though counsel for the accused persons has said that the 2 nd and 3rd accused persons are minors, the Probation Officers reports show that only the 2nd accused Sammy Kiio Kithuka was said to be 15 years in 2019. The 3 rd accused person was by then 19 years, and 1 st accused person was 36 years old. 6. From the evidence on record, the offence was instigated by the 1 st accused person who is the mother of the 2 nd and 3rd accused persons and it was a premeditated offence of violence, violating existing court restraining orders. 7. I thus sentence the 1st accused Magdaline Nduku Kiio to 25 years imprisonment on each count. The 2 nd and 3rd accused Erick Kiio Kithuka and Sammy Kiio Kithuka will each serve 10 years imprisonment on each count as in my view, they are all adults now and were so convicted as adults. Sentences to run concurrently. Delivered, signed & dated this 15th day of July 2021, in open court at Makueni. GEORGE DULU JUDGE
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