Republic v Muli

Republic v Muli (Criminal Case E022 of 2025) [2026] KEHC 7581 (KLR) (2 June 2026) (Sentence) Neutral citation: [2026] KEHC 7581 (KLR) REPUBLIC OF KENYA IN THE HIGH COURT AT MACHAKOS CRIMINAL CASE E022 OF 2025 EN MAINA, J JUNE 2, 2026 BETWEEN REPUBLIC ........................................................................................... PROSECUTION AND MARY NTHAMBI MULI ............................................................................ ACCUSED SENTENCE 1. The accused person was initially charged with the offence of murder which was reduced to manslaughter upon her entering into a plea agreement with the State. As correctly stated by her Counsel, she has saved this court judicial time in acknowledging and admitting to what she did. 2. In sentencing her, this court has taken into account all the mitigating factors which include that she is a first offender; that she is remorseful, her age, that her family has forgiven her and is willing to take her back and that the secondary victims shall no longer have somebody to take care of them in the event she is jailed. This court has also considered the probation oficer’s report. 3. This court is however, also enjoined to consider the aggravating circumstances, to wit, that a life was lost in the hands of the accused person; that the victims have lost the head of their family and breadwinner and that this crime which is now on the increase in this jurisdiction and is now becoming alarming requires deterrent sentences. The accused shall also require to be rehabilitated so as to come to terms with what she did. 4. In striking a balance, I sentence the accused person to a term of imprisonment for seven (7) years. However, in order for the sentence to comply with Section 333(2) of the Criminal Procedure Code, the sentence shall be computed to run as from the date of arrest which is 5th September 2025. 5. Right of Appeal to the Court of Appeal (extent and legality of the sentence only) is explained to the accused person. Read in open court at 10.15 a.m. https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/kehc/2026/7581/eng@2026-06-02 1

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