[2024] KEHC 12117 (KLR)
The court found that the trial court had considered all relevant mitigating factors, including the applicant's status as a first offender, time spent in remand, and mitigation plea. The sentence imposed was within the legal limits prescribed by the Wildlife Conservation and Management Act, 2013. No illegality,...
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- Citation
- [2024] KEHC 12117 (KLR)
- Parties
- Applicant: Rashid Agalo Keya; Respondent: Republic
- Court
- High Court
- Court Station
- High Court at Kibera
- Jurisdiction
- Kenya
- Case Number
- Miscellaneous Criminal Application 38 of 2024
- Procedural Posture
- Miscellaneous Criminal Application / Ruling on Application for Revision of Sentence
- Outcome
- application dismissed
- Judges
- DR Kavedza
- Legal Topics
- Sentence Revision, Wildlife Offences, Possession of Wildlife Trophy
- Source Language
- en
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Parties
Rashid Agalo Keya
Applicant
Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Miscellaneous Criminal Application / Ruling on Application for Revision of Sentence
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the applicant has demonstrated sufficient grounds for revision of the custodial sentence imposed for possession of wildlife trophy.
- 2 Whether the trial court considered all relevant mitigating factors before sentencing.
Ratio Decidendi
The court found that the trial court had considered all relevant mitigating factors, including the applicant's status as a first offender, time spent in remand, and mitigation plea. The sentence imposed was within the legal limits prescribed by the Wildlife Conservation and Management Act, 2013. No illegality, impropriety, or omission was demonstrated to warrant revision. Therefore, there was no justification to interfere with the sentence imposed by the trial court.
Court Disposition
application dismissed
Orders
- The application for revision of sentence is dismissed for lack of merit.
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Keya v Republic (Miscellaneous Criminal Application 38 of 2024) [2024] KEHC 12117 (KLR) (7 October 2024) (Ruling)
Neutral citation: [2024] KEHC 12117 (KLR)
Republic of Kenya
In the High Court at Kibera
Miscellaneous Criminal Application 38 of 2024
DR Kavedza, J
October 7, 2024
Between
Rashid Agalo Keya
Applicant
and
Republic
Respondent
Ruling
1. The applicant was charged and after a full trial convicted for the offence of being in possession of wildlife trophy contrary to section 95 as read with section 105 of the Wildlife Conservation and Management Act, 2013. He was sentenced to serve ten (10) years imprisonment.
2. He has filed the present application dated 4th June 2024 seeking revision of sentence. The grounds raised are that he has served a substantial term of his sentence. 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.
5. The application dismissed for lacking in merit.
Orders accordingly.
RULING DATED AND DELIVERED VIRTUALLY THIS 7THOCTOBER 2024D. KAVEDZAJUDGE