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Senior Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions (SADPP) Gikui Gichuhi said the request was informed by the circumstances surrounding the offence and the level of responsibility of each of the three men convicted in the case.
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen gave the figures while responding to questions in the Senate on Monday, saying the government was combining enforcement with rehabilitation and socio-economic interventions to address youth involvement in crime.
The case dates back to October 11, 2013, when the suspect went on the run after failing to attend a sentencing hearing in California. He had been directed by the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Madera, to appear for sentencing on October 28, 2013.
The two arrests come as the anti-corruption agency continues to target bribery and other forms of corruption at public service delivery points.
According to state-owned al-Ahram newspaper, they were part of a criminal gang that imported ingredients used to make drugs with the intent of selling them.
His call comes as Kenya’s courts continue to handle a substantial caseload. Judiciary statistics show that 621,525 cases were filed in the 2024/25 financial year, while 647,666 were resolved, giving the courts a case clearance rate of 104 percent. Despite the improved performance, 598,628 cases remained pending as of June 30, 2025
In an X update on Tuesday, the ODPP said that Jacob Mutungi Matolo was sentenced by Senior Principal Magistrate Cecilia Kithinji after the prosecution proved beyond reasonable doubt that he tampered with and vandalised a telecommunications plant belonging to American Tower Corporation
Duane "Keffe D" Davis, a former leader of the South Side Compton Crips street gang, was on Monday found guilty of one count of murder with a deadly weapon over Shakur's death on September 7, 1996.
The bench, led by Justice Dunstan Ndunguru, said the evidence presented by the prosecution was sufficient to require Lissu to respond to the allegations before the court can make a final decision.
The DPP said an independent and thorough review of the inquiry file established sufficient evidence to charge the suspects with several offences.
Obado, his former personal assistant and a former Migori County clerk were convicted after Lady Justice Cecilia Githua ruled on July 23 that the prosecution had proved its case against the three beyond reasonable doubt.
Magistrate James Juma Maiya directed the prosecution and defence to return to court on August 19, when the hearing is expected to proceed.