Who Gets What Sentence? / [Kenya] Nation, 4 Oct 2004

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Gichinga Ndirangu
"Kenyan courts have persistently shown a lack of uniformity in the sentencing of even similar offences. Whereas a petty offender may end up with years in prison, big time offenders have got off the hook with relatively light sentences. There is need for a clear jurisprudence in this regard.

Recently, a decision by the High Court to enhance a sentence against a lawyer convicted of stealing more than Sh52 million awarded as compensation to the families of 37 prison warders who perished in a road accident, has brought into focus, the sentencing policy of Kenyan courts."