[2025] KEHC 5093 (KLR)
The court found that despite the probation report recommending a non-custodial sentence, the gravity of the offence—dealing with wildlife—necessitated a custodial sentence to serve as a deterrent to both the applicant and others. The endangered status of wildlife species imposes a duty on the court to uphold strict...
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- Citation
- [2025] KEHC 5093 (KLR)
- Parties
- Applicant: Jackson Munyao Ngeti; Respondent: Republic
- Court
- High Court
- Court Station
- High Court at Voi
- Jurisdiction
- Kenya
- Judgment Date
- 24 March 2025
- Case Number
- Criminal Revision E002 of 2025
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Revision / Ruling on Sentence Review
- Outcome
- application dismissed
- Judges
- AN Ongeri
- Legal Topics
- Wildlife Offences, Sentencing Review, Deterrence Principle
- Source Language
- english
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Parties
Jackson Munyao Ngeti
Applicant
Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Revision / Ruling on Sentence Review
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the applicant is entitled to a review of his custodial sentence for dealing with wildlife contrary to the law.
- 2 Whether the recommendation for a non-custodial sentence by the probation report should be adopted.
Ratio Decidendi
The court found that despite the probation report recommending a non-custodial sentence, the gravity of the offence—dealing with wildlife—necessitated a custodial sentence to serve as a deterrent to both the applicant and others. The endangered status of wildlife species imposes a duty on the court to uphold strict sentencing to discourage similar offences. Consequently, the application for sentence review lacked merit and was disallowed, with the applicant ordered to serve the remainder of his sentence in custody.
Court Disposition
application dismissed
Orders
- The application for sentence review is disallowed.
- The applicant to serve the remaining sentence in custody.
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Ngeti v Republic (Criminal Revision E002 of 2025) [2025] KEHC 5093 (KLR) (24 March 2025) (Ruling)
Neutral citation: [2025] KEHC 5093 (KLR)
Republic of Kenya
In the High Court at Voi
Criminal Revision E002 of 2025
AN Ongeri, J
March 24, 2025
Between
Jackson Munyao Ngeti
Applicant
and
Republic
Respondent
Ruling
1. The Applicant was sentenced to one year imprisonment for the offence of dealing with wildlife contrary to Section 98(1) of the Wildlife Conservation and Management Act.
2. He is seeking sentence review.
3. The Probation report is recommending a non-custodial sentence.
4. However, I have considered the offence committed by the Applicant.
5. It is the duty of the court to deter offences such as the one the Applicant committed since wildlife species are endangered.
6. The application for review lacks in merit and the same is disallowed.
7. The Applicant to serve the remaining sentence in custody as a deterrence to him and others who may be tempted to emulate him.
DATED, SIGNED AND DELIVERED THIS 24TH MARCH 2025 IN OPEN COURT AT VOI.ASENATH ONGERIJUDGEIn the presence of:-Prosecutor: Mr. OgetoCourt Assistants: Maina/MillicentThe Applicant present