Republic v Duncan Karanja & 1 other

Republic v Karanja (Criminal Case E050 of 2022) [2025] KEHC 16368 (KLR) (12 November 2025) (Sentence) Neutral citation: [2025] KEHC 16368 (KLR) REPUBLIC OF KENYA IN THE HIGH COURT AT NAKURU CRIMINAL CASE E050 OF 2022 HI ONG'UDI, J NOVEMBER 12, 2025 BETWEEN REPUBLIC ............................................................................................ PROSECUTOR AND DUNCAN KARANJA .................................................................................. ACCUSED SENTENCE 1. Duncan Karanja the accused was on 29th September, 2025 convicted of the ofience of murder contrary to section 203 as read with section 204 of the Penal Code. The court called for a pre-sentencing report which has been filed. The same is dated 22/10/2025. 2. I have considered the said report and the mitigation. The prosecution is opposed to the accused’s release on a non-custodial sentence. 3. The record shows that the accused and deceased were brothers. The report dated 22/10/2025 shows that the accused’s family is still very bitter and is not ready to receive him because of what he did. 4. He will be safer serving a custodial sentence. For that reason, I hereby sentence the accused to fifteen (15) years imprisonment. The sentence to run from 22/09/2022 since he was not released on bond. 5. He has a right of Appeal. DELIVERED VIRTUALLY, DATED AND SIGNED THIS 12TH NOVEMBER, 2025 IN OPEN COURT AT NAKURU. H. I. ONG’UDI JUDGE In the presence of: Mr. Kihara SC – Prosecution https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/kehc/2025/16368/eng@2025-11-12 1

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