[2021] KEHC 5515 (KLR)

[2021] KEHC 5515 (KLR)

The court found that the application was not supported by a valid affidavit, as the purported affidavit was not sworn before a Commissioner for Oaths or Magistrate. This procedural defect rendered the application fatally defective and incompetent. Consequently, the court struck out the application, but granted the...

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Citation
[2021] KEHC 5515 (KLR)
Parties
Applicant: Josephat Ouma Obonyo; Respondent: Republic
Court
High Court
Court Station
High Court at Siaya
Jurisdiction
Kenya
Case Number
Miscellaneous Criminal Application E085 of 2021
Procedural Posture
Miscellaneous Application / Ruling on Preliminary Objection/striking Out
Outcome
application struck out
Judges
RE Aburili
Legal Topics
Sentence Review, Affidavit Requirements, Procedural Irregularities
Source Language
en
Criminal Law Sentence Review Affidavit Requirements Procedural Irregularities

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Parties

Josephat Ouma Obonyo

Applicant

Republic

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Miscellaneous Application / Ruling on Preliminary Objection/striking Out

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the application is competent in the absence of a sworn affidavit.
  2. 2 Whether failure to swear the affidavit before a Commissioner for Oaths or Magistrate renders the application fatally defective.

Ratio Decidendi

The court found that the application was not supported by a valid affidavit, as the purported affidavit was not sworn before a Commissioner for Oaths or Magistrate. This procedural defect rendered the application fatally defective and incompetent. Consequently, the court struck out the application, but granted the applicant liberty to file a fresh application properly supported by a sworn affidavit.

Court Disposition

application struck out

Orders

  • The petition/application is struck out.
  • The applicant is at liberty to file a fresh application supported by a sworn affidavit.