REPUBLIC V JARED OWINO UMIRA ALIAS JAJINA [2013] KEHC 3589 (KLR) | Sentencing Principles | Esheria

REPUBLIC V JARED OWINO UMIRA ALIAS JAJINA [2013] KEHC 3589 (KLR)

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REPUBLIC OF KENYA

High Court at Kisumu

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REPUBLIC...................................................................................PROSECUTOR

V

JARED OWINO UMIRA alias JAJINA............................................ACCUSED

R U L I N G

The court has taken into consideration the mitigation by the accused person. He is said to have two children and a wife. He is remorseful and apologetic.

Taking into consideration the totality of the evidence on record and although death penalty is the prescribed sentence I shall however tamper with the same and order that the accused person serves a custodial sentence of twenty (20) years from the date of the delivery of this ruling.

Dated, signed and delivered at Kisumu this 9th day of May, 2013.

H.K. CHEMITEI JUDGE

In the presence of:

….............................................for state

…..................................for the accused

HKC/va

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