[2025] KEHC 2193 (KLR)
The court found that the applicant, convicted on his own plea of guilty for malicious damage to property and having served a significant portion of his custodial sentence, was a suitable candidate for a non-custodial sentence as recommended by the Probation Officer. The court exercised its revisionary jurisdiction...
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- Citation
- [2025] KEHC 2193 (KLR)
- Parties
- Applicant: Brian Aloys Morara; Respondent: Republic
- Court
- High Court
- Court Station
- High Court at Nyamira
- Jurisdiction
- Kenya
- Case Number
- Criminal Revision E006 of 2025
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Revision / Ruling
- Outcome
- custodial sentence revised to community service order
- Judges
- WA Okwany
- Legal Topics
- Malicious Damage to Property, Sentencing Review, Community Service Orders
- Source Language
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Parties
Brian Aloys Morara
Applicant
Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Revision / Ruling
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the custodial sentence imposed for malicious damage to property should be revised in light of the Sentence Review Report recommending a non-custodial sentence.
Ratio Decidendi
The court found that the applicant, convicted on his own plea of guilty for malicious damage to property and having served a significant portion of his 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 appropriateness of non-custodial measures for non-violent offenders who have demonstrated good conduct and served part of their sentence.
Court Disposition
custodial sentence revised to community service order
Orders
- The applicant shall serve a Community Service Order at East Kitutu Location Chief’s Office under the supervision of the area Chief Mr. Thomas Ndege for the remainder of his sentence.
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Morara v Republic (Criminal Revision E006 of 2025) [2025] KEHC 2193 (KLR) (31 January 2025) (Ruling)
Neutral citation: [2025] KEHC 2193 (KLR)
Republic of Kenya
In the High Court at Nyamira
Criminal Revision E006 of 2025
WA Okwany, J
January 31, 2025
Between
Brian Aloys Morara
Applicant
and
Republic
Respondent
(From the original Conviction and Sentence in the Chief Magistrates’ Court at Keroka, Criminal Case No. MCCR E339 of 2024 by Hon. C. Ombija Senior Resident Magistrate on 14th May 2024)
Ruling
1. The Applicant was convicted on his own plea of guilty for the offence of malicious damage to property contrary to Section 339 (1) of the Penal Code. The trial court sentenced him to serve eighteen (18) months’ imprisonment. The Applicant has served six (6) months of his sentence and is remaining with six (6) months after remission, to complete the sentence. The Sentence Review Report filed on 13th January 2025 by the Probation Officer Mr. Mpaera Lerionka Johnstone recommends a non-custodial sentence. I hereby direct that the Applicant shall serve a Community Service Order at East Kitutu Location Chief’s Office under the supervision of the area Chief Mr. Thomas Ndege for the remainder of his sentence.Orders accordingly.
DATED AND DELIVERED AT NYAMIRA ON THIS 31ST DAY OF JANUARY 2025. W.A. OKWANYJUDGE