Case ID:165030

Republic v Alex Muriithi & another [2020] eKLR

Case Metadata

Case Number:

Criminal Case 1 of 2020

Parties:

Republic v Alex Muriithi & Vivian Kanana Kariuki

Date Delivered:

08 Oct 2020

Case Class:

Criminal

Court:

High Court at Nanyuki

Case Action:

Ruling

Judge(s):

Hatari Peter George Waweru

Citation:

Republic v Alex Muriithi & another [2020] eKLR

Court Division:

Criminal

County:

Laikipia

Case Outcome:

Each Accused be released

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REPUBLIC OF KENYA

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KENYA

AT NANYUKI

CRIMINAL NO 1 OF 2020

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

VERSUS

1. ALEX MURIITHI

2. VIVIAN KANANA KARIUKI.........................................................ACCUSED

RULING ON BAIL

1.

The two Accused herein,

ALEX MURIITHI

and

VIVIAN KANANA KARIUKI

, are charged with

murder

contrary to

sections 203

and

204

of the

Penal Code

. It is alleged in the information dated 15/01/2020 that in the night of 29

th

and 30

th

December, 2019 at Kangaita in Buuri Sub-County within Meru County, jointly with others not before the court, they murdered one

JOHN LOMOI

.

2.

On 22/01/2020 the Accused pleaded not guilty to the charge. Because of the current

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

pandemic in the country the case has not yet been given a date for trial. In the meantime the Accused have asserted their constitutional right to bail pending trial. The Republic has no objection.

3.

Bail pending trial is now a constitutional right that will be denied only for compelling reason; and any condition that the court might impose for such bail, again by constitutional dictate, must be reasonable. For all that see

Article 49(1) (h)

of the

Constitution of Kenya, 2020.

4.

I have perused through the witness statements and other documents, copies of which were supplied to the Accused and to court by the prosecution. I can find therein no compelling reason to deny the Accused their constitutional right. I will admit them to bail.

5.

Each Accused shall be released upon his/her personal cognizance in the sum of KShs 300,000/00 plus one surety in the same sum. It is so ordered.

DATED AND SIGNED AT NANYUKI THIS 29

TH

DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2020

H P G WAWERU

JUDGE

DELIVERED AT NANYUKI THIS 8

TH

DAY OF OCTOBER 2020