[2025] KEHC 8318 (KLR)

[2025] KEHC 8318 (KLR)

The High Court found that it lacked jurisdiction to review the applicant's sentence on the ground of age, as this issue had already been considered and dismissed on appeal by a court of concurrent jurisdiction, rendering the court functus officio. On the ground of ill health, the court determined that the applicant was receiving adequate medical care both at the prison and at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, and that his condition had improved since his stroke. The court held that the sentence imposed was the statutory minimum for the offence and did not amount to cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment. The Sentencing Policy Guidelines did not warrant a non-custodial sentence in light...

Citation
[2025] KEHC 8318 (KLR)
Parties
Applicant: Laban Amaheno Kadevede; Respondent: Republic
Court
High Court
Court Station
High Court at Eldoret
Jurisdiction
Kenya
Judgment Date
12 June 2025
Case Number
Miscellaneous Criminal Application E036 of 2024
Procedural Posture
Miscellaneous Criminal Application / Ruling on Application for Resentencing Based on Age and Ill Health
Outcome
application dismissed
Judges
E Ominde
Legal Topics
Resentencing, Ill Health of Offender, Elderly Offender, Sexual Offences Act, Constitutional Rights, Sentencing Guidelines
Source Language
English
Criminal Law Resentencing Ill Health of Offender Elderly Offender Sexual Offences Act Constitutional Rights Sentencing Guidelines

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Parties

Laban Amaheno Kadevede

Applicant

Republic

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Miscellaneous Criminal Application / Ruling on Application for Resentencing Based on Age and Ill Health

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the High Court has jurisdiction to review the applicant's sentence on grounds of advanced age and ill health.
  2. 2 Whether the applicant's current health condition and age justify resentencing or release on probation under the Constitution and Sentencing Policy Guidelines.
  3. 3 Whether the sentence imposed amounts to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment in light of the applicant's circumstances.

Ratio Decidendi

The High Court found that it lacked jurisdiction to review the applicant's sentence on the ground of age, as this issue had already been considered and dismissed on appeal by a court of concurrent jurisdiction, rendering the court functus officio. On the ground of ill health, the court determined that the applicant was receiving adequate medical care both at the prison and at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, and that his condition had improved since his stroke. The court held that the sentence imposed was the statutory minimum for the offence and did not amount to cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment. The Sentencing Policy Guidelines did not warrant a non-custodial sentence in light...

Court Disposition

application dismissed

Orders

  • The application for resentencing or release on probation is dismissed in its entirety.
  • Right of appeal within 14 days.