Republic v Yulu (Criminal Case 77 of 2017) [2023] KEHC 1011 (KLR) (21 February 2023) (Sentence) Neutral citation: [2023] KEHC 1011 (KLR) REPUBLIC OF KENYA IN THE HIGH COURT AT MAKUENI CRIMINAL CASE 77 OF 2017 GMA DULU, J FEBRUARY 21, 2023 BETWEEN REPUBLIC ........................................................................................... PROSECUTION AND NICHOLULS MBITHI YULU ..................................................................... ACCUSED SENTENCE 1. The accused person herein has been convicted of lesser ofience of manslaughter after a trial for the ofience of murder. 2. The accused person’s counsel has asked for a non-custodial sentence. The Prosecuting Counsel however felt that the victim’s family was against reconciliation. 3. A pre-sentence report and a victim impact report were filed, both of which I have perused and considered. 4. Having taken into account the circumstances of the case, the submissions on both sides, and the reports filed, and the fact that a knife was used to kill the deceased, and in order to discourage acts of violence, I sentence the accused person to five (5) years imprisonment. DELIVERED, SIGNED & DATED THIS 21ST DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2023, IN OPEN COURT AT MAKUENI. ………………………………… George Dulu Judge https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/kehc/2023/1011/eng@2023-02-21 1
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