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June 11, 2026
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Makueni court admits sentencing blunder, slashes protesters’ fines

Makueni court admits sentencing blunder, slashes protesters’ fines

The magistrate openly acknowledged the error and asked the High Court to fix it...

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The Makueni High Court has corrected a sentencing blunder by a lower court, significantly reducing fines for 10 men convicted over protests on the Nairobi-Mombasa Highway.

  • Each accused person's fine was slashed from Sh30,000 to Sh5,000 per offence.
  • The case involved 10 men, a group led by James Musyoki Makau, arrested for disrupting traffic on May 18, 2026.
  • The Senior Resident Magistrate’s Court in Makindu initially imposed an improperly structured sentence, which the High Court revised for procedural correctness and fairness.

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