[2025] KEHC 10595 (KLR)

[2025] KEHC 10595 (KLR)

The High Court lacks jurisdiction to review or alter a sentence where the conviction and sentence have already been considered and determined on appeal by a court of concurrent jurisdiction. The applicant's remedy, if any, lies with the Court of Appeal. The principle of parity in sentencing does not override the...

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Citation
[2025] KEHC 10595 (KLR)
Parties
Applicant: Josiah Aligula Lanogwa; Respondent: Republic
Court
High Court
Court Station
High Court at Kibera
Jurisdiction
Kenya
Judgment Date
21 July 2025
Case Number
Miscellaneous Criminal Application E144 of 2025
Procedural Posture
Miscellaneous Criminal Application / Sentence Review Application After Conviction and Appeal Dismissed
Outcome
application dismissed
Judges
DR Kavedza
Legal Topics
Sentence Review, Robbery With Violence, Penal Code Section 296 2, Appellate Jurisdiction, Equality Before Law
Source Language
english
Criminal Law Sentence Review Robbery With Violence Penal Code Section 296 2 Appellate Jurisdiction Equality Before Law

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Parties

Josiah Aligula Lanogwa

Applicant

Republic

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Miscellaneous Criminal Application / Sentence Review Application After Conviction and Appeal Dismissed

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the High Court has jurisdiction to review a sentence after an appeal has been dismissed by a court of concurrent jurisdiction.
  2. 2 Whether the applicant is entitled to sentence reduction on the basis of parity with a co-accused who received a lesser sentence on appeal.

Ratio Decidendi

The High Court lacks jurisdiction to review or alter a sentence where the conviction and sentence have already been considered and determined on appeal by a court of concurrent jurisdiction. The applicant's remedy, if any, lies with the Court of Appeal. The principle of parity in sentencing does not override the procedural requirement that only the appellate court can revisit a sentence after an appeal has been dismissed by the High Court. Accordingly, the application for sentence review is dismissed for want of jurisdiction.

Court Disposition

application dismissed

Orders

  • The application for sentence review is dismissed.