[2024] KEHC 6540 (KLR)
The court found that the applicant, having been convicted on his own plea of guilty for stealing and handling stolen goods and having served 7 months and 3 weeks of a 3-year custodial sentence, was a suitable candidate for a non-custodial sentence as recommended by the Probation Officer. The court exercised its...
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- Citation
- [2024] KEHC 6540 (KLR)
- Parties
- Applicant: Bernard Makori Kenanga; Respondent: Republic
- Court
- High Court
- Court Station
- High Court at Nyamira
- Jurisdiction
- Kenya
- Case Number
- Criminal Revision E040 of 2024
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Revision / Ruling
- Outcome
- custodial sentence revised to community service order
- Judges
- WA Okwany
- Legal Topics
- Stealing Offence, Handling Stolen Goods, Sentencing Review, Community Service Order
- Source Language
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Parties
Bernard Makori Kenanga
Applicant
Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Revision / Ruling
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the custodial sentence imposed on the applicant for stealing and handling stolen goods should be revised in light of the Sentence Review Report recommending a non-custodial sentence.
Ratio Decidendi
The court found that the applicant, having been convicted on his own plea of guilty for stealing and handling stolen goods and having served 7 months and 3 weeks of a 3-year custodial sentence, was a suitable candidate for a non-custodial sentence as recommended by the Probation Officer. The court exercised its revisionary jurisdiction to substitute the remaining custodial sentence with a Community Service Order, emphasizing the importance of rehabilitation and the positive recommendation in the Sentence Review Report.
Court Disposition
custodial sentence revised to community service order
Orders
- The applicant shall serve a Community Service Order at Rigena Chief’s Office under the supervision of Mr. Charles Mwamba for 6 months.
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Kenanga v Republic (Criminal Revision E040 of 2024) [2024] KEHC 6540 (KLR) (22 May 2024) (Ruling)
Neutral citation: [2024] KEHC 6540 (KLR)
Republic of Kenya
In the High Court at Nyamira
Criminal Revision E040 of 2024
WA Okwany, J
May 22, 2024
Between
Bernard Makori Kenanga
Applicant
and
Republic
Respondent
(From the original Conviction and Sentence in the Senior Principal Magistrates’ Court at Keroka, Criminal Case No. MCCR E456 of 2023 by Hon. C. Ombija, Senior Resident Magistrate on 7th July 2023)
Ruling
1. The Applicant was convicted on his own plea of guilty for the offence of stealing contrary to Section 268 (1) as read with Section 275 of the Penal Code and handling stolen goods contrary to Section 322 (1) (2) of the Penal Code. The trial court sentenced him to serve three (3) years’ imprisonment. The Applicant has served 7 months and 3 weeks of his sentence. The Sentence Review Report filed on 3rd April 2024 by the Probation Officer Daisy Lang’at recommends a non-custodial sentence. I hereby direct that the Applicant serves a Community Service Order at Rigena Chief’s Office under the supervision of Mr. Charles Mwamba for 6 months.Orders accordingly.
DATED and DELIVERED at NYAMIRA on this 22nd day of MAY 2024. W. A. OKWANYJUDGE