Kwaze v Republic [2026] KEHC 13326 (KLR)
- Citation
- [2026] KEHC 13326 (KLR)
- Status
- Judgment
- Jurisdiction
- Kenya
- Court
- High Court
- Panel
- A Mshila
- Case number
- Criminal Revision E022 of 2026
- Language
- English
More details
- Court
- High Court
- Panel
- A Mshila
- Case number
- Criminal Revision E022 of 2026
- Language
- English
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01
Holding and result
Where the remaining term of a custodial sentence is below three years and a Sentence Review Report is favourable and recommends probation, the applicant is eligible for revision of the custodial sentence to a Community Service Order.
Court disposition
Application allowed; custodial sentence reviewed
Orders
- Custodial sentence of one year and six months reviewed to a Community Service Order of three months
- Community Service Order to be supervised by the Voi Social Services Office
02
Material facts
Parties
Fredrick Mwangombe Kwaze
ApplicantRepublic
Respondent Counsel: Kanyuira (State Counsel)Amounts and remedies
- Amount Stolen: KES 10,000
- Original Custodial Sentence (months): 18
- Community Service Order Period (months): 3
03
Procedural history
Posture
Criminal Revision of Sentence / Sentence Review Following Conviction on Plea of Guilty; Ruling Delivered
04
Questions and positions
Legal issues
- 01
Whether the applicant is eligible for revision of his custodial sentence to a Community Service Order
- 02
Whether the remaining term of sentence is below the statutory threshold of three years
- 03
Whether the Sentence Review Report supports a non-custodial sentence
Party arguments
- Applicant
- The applicant sought revision of his custodial sentence to a Community Service Order.
- Respondent
- The State, represented by Kanyuira, did not oppose the revision as recorded in the proceedings.
05
Court’s reasoning
Legal principles
- 01
Court's reasoning on eligibility criteria applied to Sentence Review Report
A convicted person whose remaining sentence is below three years may be considered for revision to a non-custodial order where a favourable report recommends probation
06
Ratio, limits and disposition
Ratio decidendi
Where the remaining term of a custodial sentence is below three years and a Sentence Review Report is favourable and recommends probation, the applicant is eligible for revision of the custodial sentence to a Community Service Order.
Court disposition
Application allowed; custodial sentence reviewed
- Custodial sentence of one year and six months reviewed to a Community Service Order of three months
- Community Service Order to be supervised by the Voi Social Services Office
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Judgment
Kwaze v Republic (Criminal Revision E022 of 2026) [2026] KEHC 13326 (KLR) (2 September 2026) (Sentence) Neutral citation: [2026] KEHC 13326 (KLR) Republic of Kenya In the High Court at Voi Criminal Revision E022 of 2026 A Mshila, J September 2, 2026 Between Fredrick Mwangombe Kwaze Applicant and Republic Respondent Sentence 1. The accused herein was charged with the offence of Stealing contrary to Section 268(1) as read with Section 275 of the Penal Code. The particulars of the offence are that on diverse dates between 1 st November and 9 th November, 2025 at Mwakingali Village in Voi Sub- County, within Taita Taveta County the Applicant stole Kshs.10,000/- from the mpesa account of David Mwiti Ntonga.
2. The accused was convicted on 24/11/2025 on his own plea of guilty for the offence of Stealing and he was sentenced to a custodial sentence of One (1) year and Six (6) months on 9/12/2025.
3. Subsequently, the accused has approached this court for the revision of his sentence to a Community Service Order.
4. The court upon consideration of the Sentence Review Report filed on 18/08/2026 is satisfied that his remaining term of sentence is below the requisite period of three (3) years; the Report is also favourable and recommends a probation sentence for the Applicant; 5. For the forgoing reasons the Applicant is found to be eligible for revision of his sentence.
6. The custodial sentence is hereby reviewed to a CSO for a period of three (3) months to be supervised by the Voi Social Services Office. Orders Accordingly DATED SIGNED AND DELIVERED VIA TEAMS AT VOI THIS 2 ND DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2026 A.MSHILA
JUDGE In the presence; Eghwa/Trizah – Court Assistants Fredrick – Applicant – present at Voi Prison Kanyuira – For State Language – Kiswahili
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