https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/kehc/2026/9299
The court dismissed the application because the applicant failed to show any legal or factual basis warranting interference with the trial court's sentencing discretion; the sentence was lawful, proportionate, and imposed after proper consideration of mitigation, remand time, and first-offender status.
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- Citation
- [2026] KEHC 9299 (KLR)
- Parties
- Applicant: Gideon Kariuki Macharia; Respondent: Republic
- Court
- High Court
- Jurisdiction
- Kenya
- Case Number
- Criminal Revision E106 of 2025
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Revision / Revision of Sentence After Conviction and Sentencing Following Full Trial
- Outcome
- Application dismissed.
- Judges
- ["DR Kavedza"]
- Legal Topics
- Stealing of Motor Vehicle, Revision of Sentence, Non Custodial Sentence, Sentence Proportionality, First Offender, Health of Convict
- Source Language
- en
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Parties
Gideon Kariuki Macharia
Applicant
Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Revision / Revision of Sentence After Conviction and Sentencing Following Full Trial
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the High Court should revise the seven-year custodial sentence imposed on the applicant.
- 2 Whether the applicant's deteriorating health justified substitution of the custodial sentence with a non-custodial sentence.
- 3 Whether there was any basis to interfere with the trial court's exercise of sentencing discretion.
Ratio Decidendi
The court dismissed the application because the applicant failed to show any legal or factual basis warranting interference with the trial court's sentencing discretion; the sentence was lawful, proportionate, and imposed after proper consideration of mitigation, remand time, and first-offender status.
Court Disposition
Application dismissed.
Orders
- The request for revision of sentence is rejected.
- The sentence of seven (7) years' imprisonment remains in force.
Full Case Text
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**REPUBLIC OF KENYA** **IN THE HIGH COURT OF KENYA AT KIBERA** **CRIMINAL REVISION NO. E106 OF 2025** GIDEON KARIUKI MACHARIA .……………………………….APPLICANT VERSUS REPUBLIC………………………………………………………….RESPONDENT **RULING.** 1. The Applicant was charged and, following a full trial, convicted of stealing a motor vehicle contrary to section 268(1) as read with section 278A of the Penal Code. He was sentenced to seven (7) years' imprisonment. 2. By an application dated 12th September 2025, the Applicant seeks revision of sentence on the ground that his health has deteriorated during incarceration. He urges the court to substitute the custodial sentence with a non-custodial sentence. 3. I have considered the application, the trial court record and the applicable law. The record shows that, before passing sentence, the trial court considered the Applicant's mitigation, the period spent in remand custody and the fact that he was a first offender. The sentence imposed was lawful and proportionate to the offence. 4. The Applicant has not demonstrated any basis warranting interference with the trial court's exercise of discretion. Accordingly, the application lacks merit and is dismissed. Orders accordingly. **Ruling dated and delivered virtually this 30th day of June 2026** **\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_** **D. KAVEDZA** **JUDGE**