Vincent Adet, the Senior Principal Magistrate of Kenya’s Mombasa law courts, has pardoned a couple accused of stealing a bale of wheat flour.

The couple, identified as Saumu Ali and Evans Odhiambo, were accused of stealing the flour worth Ksh. 1,980 from Grain Industries Ltd on April 13 at Shimanzi area in Mvita.

At a hearing in April, the pair pleaded guilty to the charges and told the court that they stole the wheat flour to fend for their kids, who had gone without food for several days.

The woman claimed she was going about her daily routine when her husband summoned her to assist him in carrying a bale of flour from a car parked nearby.

She pleaded that she only stole to feed her kids and begged for leniency, swearing never to steal again.

Odhiambo, on his part, claimed to be a scrap metal dealer who had lost his job as a result of President Uhuru Kenyatta’s scrap metal prohibition. He also admitted to stealing food for their children to feed.

In his ruling on Wednesday, May 11, Principal Magistrate Vincent Adet pardoned the accused, noting that he had considered the probation report presented before his court by the probation officer.

“On humanitarian grounds, especially for the first accused person, I have considered the circumstances under which the offence was committed and I sympathize with her situation, with three kids under her care and no source of income and am of the view that let buy her a bale of wheat flour and some meat for today,” K24 TV quoted Adet as saying.

The judge also encouraged members of the public, media, and court officials in attendance to donate any amount to Saumu’s food fund, and kicked off the effort by donating Ksh.1000..

Source;

https://www.yabaleftonline.ng/judge-pardons-couple-stealing-wheat-flour-raises-money-court-buy-food/

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“On humanitarian grounds, especially for the first accused person, I have considered the circumstances under which the offence was committed and I sympathize with her situation, with three kids under her care and no source of income and am of the view that let buy her a bale of wheat flour and some meat for today,” K24 TV quoted Adet as saying.


This judge deserve an accolades

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Temper mercy with Justice..

Wise Judge. Not all crimes are a result of greed and wickedness, some are due to desperation

cool

Only in Kenya

Kenya?

Good!!!
If this happen in Naija, they will beat the hell out of them and left them crippled.... They may even attempt to burn them to Ashes ......

Sometimes you just have to tamper justice with mercy.

Perspective sha

Pushin' P

Correct Judge. Nice one

In Nigeria, the accused would be awaiting trial till he grows old in prison

That is commendable, if government have done the needful her citizen we not go by stealing[b][/b]

This man just proved that humanity is not death!

Hmmnn if na one GIAnt of a country them for don toast and barbequed them for road side b4 them say jack.



I commend the judge jaré it is not easy

Touching

nice one ,if politicians can steal billions and go Scott free, then we can pardon minor offense too

that's good

Thank God is Kenya, if is to be Nigeria, 3 possible end
1.some angry mofos sorry mob must have burn them to death
2the owner must have use police to arrest them without charging them to court so police will place them on bail and pay heavily
3 if charged to court they are going to jail

according to the criminal code, the motive for carrying out an action or offence is irrelevant. in my opinion the judgement of the judge is flawed; were is the judgement for the person whose wheat was stolen.

I believe his philosophy of punishment is less of punitive, custodial and deterrence.

Nice one from the judge.
Giving law a human face.
God bless him

What a nice gesture from the judge.We are all humans!

Make the judge no from back go nack the woman o
I fear Kenyan men o

Some have food but cannot eat, some can eat but have no food

Things are really hard for some and many people out there.

May God's light shine on our path and bring us out of every darkness. Amen