Susan Murugi Njoroge v Republic

Njoroge v Republic (Miscellaneous Criminal Application E139 of 2026) [2026] KEHC 12040 (KLR) (30 July 2026) (Ruling) Neutral citation: [2026] KEHC 12040 (KLR) REPUBLIC OF KENYA IN THE HIGH COURT AT KIBERA MISCELLANEOUS CRIMINAL APPLICATION E139 OF 2026 DR KAVEDZA, J JULY 30, 2026 BETWEEN SUSAN MURUGI NJOROGE ................................................................. APPLICANT AND REPUBLIC ............................................................................................ RESPONDENT RULING 1. The applicant was charged and convicted with the offence of Stealing Motor Vehicle contrary to section 268(1) as read with 278A of the Penal Code. Count II she was charged with Obtaining money with false pretence contrary to section 312 as read with section 313 of the penal Code. She was sentenced to pay fine of Kshs.300,000 in default one year imprisonment on Count I and on Count II she was sentenced to a fine of Kshs.250,000 in default to serve 1 year imprisonment, sentences to run consecutively. 2. She has now filed the present application seeking sentence review. The grounds raised are that since his incarceration he has been rehabilitated. She urged the court to release her on a non-custodial sentence. 3. I have considered the application, the grounds in support and the applicable law. From the record of the court, the court considered the applicant’s mitigation, and the fact that the applicant was a first offender before sentencing. Having considered the application in its totality. The sentence imposed was also legal in the circumstances of the case. 4. In my view I find no good cause or reason to revise the sentence imposed. The application dismissed. Orders accordingly. RULING DATED AND DELIVERED VIRTUALLY THIS 30TH DAY OF JULY 2026 ______________ D. KAVEDZA https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/kehc/2026/12040/eng@2026-07-30 1

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