Republic v Joseph Njuguna [2019] KEHC 6503 (KLR)

REPUBLIC OF KENYA

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KENYA AT MERU

HIGH COURT CRIMINAL CASE NO 68 OF 2016

REPUBLIC....................................DPP

VERSUS

JOSEPH NJUGUNA.........ACCUSED

S E N T E N C I N G

1. I have considered the mitigation by the accused. The he is remorseful of the act. That he is a first offender. That he was influenced by alcohol and now a strong adherent of SDA thereby leaving his bad old days.

2. I have considered that the accused has been in custody for 3 years.

3. A life was lost at his hands and the Maximum sentence is life. However, having saved the court judicial time, the court will consider that considering the foregoing and that the pre-sentence report which is negative, I hereby sentence the accused to serve (7) years imprisonment.

A. MABEYA

JUDGE

20/06/2019