Republic v Yulu [2023] KEHC 1011 (KLR)

Republic v Yulu (Criminal Case 77 of 2017) [2023] KEHC 1011 (KLR) (21 February 2023) (Sentence)

Neutral citation: [2023] KEHC 1011 (KLR)

Republic of Kenya

In the High Court at Makueni

Criminal Case 77 of 2017

GMA Dulu, J

February 21, 2023

Between

Republic

Prosecution

and

Nicholuls Mbithi Yulu

Accused

Sentence

1. The accused person herein has been convicted of lesser offence of manslaughter after a trial for the offence of murder.

2. The accused person’s counsel has asked for a non-custodial sentence. The Prosecuting Counsel however felt that the victim’s family was against reconciliation.

3. A pre-sentence report and a victim impact report were filed, both of which I have perused and considered.

4. Having taken into account the circumstances of the case, the submissions on both sides, and the reports filed, and the fact that a knife was used to kill the deceased, and in order to discourage acts of violence, I sentence the accused person to five (5) years imprisonment.

DELIVERED, SIGNED & DATED THIS 21ST DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2023, IN OPEN COURT AT MAKUENI.…………………………………George DuluJudge