The Republic v Francis Mwangi Njiru & 1 other

Republic v Njiru (Criminal Case E024 of 2021) [2025] KEHC 19042 (KLR) (15 December 2025) (Sentence) Neutral citation: [2025] KEHC 19042 (KLR) REPUBLIC OF KENYA IN THE HIGH COURT AT KERUGOYA CRIMINAL CASE E024 OF 2021 EM MURIITHI, J DECEMBER 15, 2025 BETWEEN THE REPUBLIC ................................................................................. PROSECUTION AND FRANCIS MWANGI NJIRU ....................................................................... ACCUSED SENTENCE 1. The accused person has been in custody since arraignment on 6/4/2021, a period of four (4) years eight (8) months, which should be considered in accordance with section 333(2) of the Criminal Procedure Code. 2. The Accused’s mitigation that he was a first offender, remorseful and that the circumstances of the offence were a fight and that he had undertaken reformatory theological studies while in Prison has been considered. 3. The Probation Oficer’s report points to a need for rehabilitation to avoid reoffending; such rehabilitation is only possible under prison structured programs, and a custodial sentence is, therefore, appropriate. 4. The accused having been in custody for close to 5 years, the Court considers a sentence of imprisonment for nine (9) years to suitably respond to the offender’s criminogenic needs for rehabilitation. Orders 5. Accordingly, for the reasons set out above, the Court, having convicted the accused for the offence of Manslaughter contrary to section 202 as read with 205 of the Penal Code, now passes on the accused a sentence of imprisonment for nine (9) years to commence on 6/4/2021, when the accused was arraigned to await his trial. https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/kehc/2025/19042/eng@2025-12-15 1

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