[2024] KEHC 16316 (KLR)
The High Court at Kibera lacks territorial jurisdiction to entertain a criminal revision application concerning a conviction and sentence from the Milimani Magistrate's Court. The proper forum for such an application is the Milimani High Court, which exercises supervisory jurisdiction over the Milimani Magistrate's...
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- Citation
- [2024] KEHC 16316 (KLR)
- Parties
- Applicant: Joseph Harris Kipchoge; Respondent: Republic
- Court
- High Court
- Court Station
- High Court at Kibera
- Jurisdiction
- Kenya
- Case Number
- Criminal Revision E090 of 2024
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Revision / Ruling
- Outcome
- application struck out for want of jurisdiction
- Judges
- DR Kavedza
- Legal Topics
- Territorial Jurisdiction, Supervisory Jurisdiction
- Source Language
- en
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Parties
Joseph Harris Kipchoge
Applicant
Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Revision / Ruling
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the High Court at Kibera has territorial jurisdiction to entertain a criminal revision application relating to a conviction and sentence from the Milimani Magistrate's Court.
Ratio Decidendi
The High Court at Kibera lacks territorial jurisdiction to entertain a criminal revision application concerning a conviction and sentence from the Milimani Magistrate's Court. The proper forum for such an application is the Milimani High Court, which exercises supervisory jurisdiction over the Milimani Magistrate's Court. As a result, the application for revision is struck out for want of jurisdiction.
Court Disposition
application struck out for want of jurisdiction
Orders
- The application is struck out.
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Kipchoge v Republic (Criminal Revision E090 of 2024) [2024] KEHC 16316 (KLR) (17 December 2024) (Ruling)
Neutral citation: [2024] KEHC 16316 (KLR)
Republic of Kenya
In the High Court at Kibera
Criminal Revision E090 of 2024
DR Kavedza, J
December 17, 2024
Between
Joseph Harris Kipchoge
Applicant
and
Republic
Respondent
Ruling
1. The applicant filed an undated application received on 27th November 2024 seeking a revision of the sentence imposed by the trial court.
2. Having considered the application, the supporting affidavit, and the applicable law, it is noted that the applicant was charged and convicted before the Magistrate’s Court sitting at Milimani.
3. The court vested with supervisory jurisdiction over this subject matter is Milimani High Court. Consequently, I decline to grant the orders of revision sought for lack of territorial jurisdiction.
4. The application is consequently struck out.
Orders accordingly.
RULING DATED AND DELIVERED VIRTUALLY THIS 17THDECEMBER 2024. D. KAVEDZAJUDGE