https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/kehc/2026/11882
The applicant failed to show any good cause for interference with sentence because the trial court had already considered mitigation, remand custody, and first-offender status, and the 4-year imprisonment term was lawful in the circumstances.
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- Citation
- [2026] KEHC 11882 (KLR)
- Parties
- Applicant: Fabian Joy Adannah; Respondent: Republic
- Court
- High Court
- Jurisdiction
- Kenya
- Case Number
- Miscellaneous Criminal Application E142 of 2026
- Procedural Posture
- Miscellaneous Criminal Application / Revision of Sentence Application After Conviction and Sentencing
- Outcome
- Application dismissed.
- Judges
- ["DR Kavedza"]
- Legal Topics
- Grievous Harm, Sentence Revision, Mitigation, Non Custodial Sentence, Remand Custody, First Offender
- Source Language
- en
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Parties
Fabian Joy Adannah
Applicant
Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Miscellaneous Criminal Application / Revision of Sentence Application After Conviction and Sentencing
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the applicant had shown good cause to warrant revision of the lawful sentence imposed by the trial court
- 2 Whether the sentence of 4 years' imprisonment for grievous harm was excessive or otherwise illegal
Ratio Decidendi
The applicant failed to show any good cause for interference with sentence because the trial court had already considered mitigation, remand custody, and first-offender status, and the 4-year imprisonment term was lawful in the circumstances.
Court Disposition
Application dismissed.
Orders
- Sentence of 4 years' imprisonment left undisturbed.
- Orders accordingly.
Full Case Text
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Adannah v Republic (Miscellaneous Criminal Application E142 of 2026) [2026] KEHC 11882 (KLR) (30 July 2026) (Ruling) Neutral citation: [2026] KEHC 11882 (KLR) Republic of Kenya In the High Court at Kibera Miscellaneous Criminal Application E142 of 2026 DR Kavedza, J July 30, 2026 Between Fabian Joy Adannah Applicant and Republic Respondent Ruling 1.The applicant was charged and convicted for the offence of Grievous Harm Contrary to section 234 of the Penal Code. He was sentenced to serve 4 years’ imprisonment. 2.He has filed the present application filed dated 2nd July 2026 seeking revision of sentence. The grounds raised are that he is remorseful for the offence committed. He has undergone rehabilitation. He urged the court to revise the sentence of the trial court to a non-custodial sentence. 3.I have considered the application, the grounds in support and the applicable law. From the record of the trial court, the court considered the applicant’s mitigation, the time spent in remand custody and the fact that the applicant was a first offender before sentencing. Having considered the application in its totality. The sentence imposed was also legal in the circumstances of the case. 4.In my view I find no good cause or reason to revise the sentence imposed by the trial court. The application dismissed.Orders accordingly. RULING DATED AND DELIVERED VIRTUALLY THIS 30TH DAY OF JULY 2026D. KAVEDZAJUDGE