[2023] KEHC 22136 (KLR)
The court exercised its discretion to revise the applicant's custodial sentence to a community service order based on the positive recommendation from the Community Service Officer, the applicant's remorse, his engagement in productive activities while in prison, and the broader objective of decongesting prisons....
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- Citation
- [2023] KEHC 22136 (KLR)
- Parties
- Applicant: Peter Ndungu Njeri; Respondent: Republic
- Court
- High Court
- Court Station
- High Court at Nakuru
- Jurisdiction
- Kenya
- Case Number
- Revision Case E170 of 2023
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Revision / Ruling on Sentence Review and Prison Decongestion
- Outcome
- Custodial sentence revised to community service order; applicant released from prison and placed on community service for one year.
- Judges
- HM Nyaga
- Legal Topics
- Sentence Review, Community Service Orders, Prison Decongestion, Stealing Offences
- Source Language
- en
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Parties
Peter Ndungu Njeri
Applicant
Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Revision / Ruling on Sentence Review and Prison Decongestion
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the applicant's sentence should be revised in light of the prison decongestion exercise.
- 2 Whether the applicant is suitable for a community service order in lieu of continued imprisonment.
Ratio Decidendi
The court exercised its discretion to revise the applicant's custodial sentence to a community service order based on the positive recommendation from the Community Service Officer, the applicant's remorse, his engagement in productive activities while in prison, and the broader objective of decongesting prisons. The court found that the applicant was a suitable candidate for community service, and that continued incarceration was not necessary to achieve the objectives of sentencing. The applicant was therefore ordered to serve the remainder of his sentence as community service at Rhonda Police Post under supervision, with the warning that any breach would result in revocation of the...
Court Disposition
Custodial sentence revised to community service order; applicant released from prison and placed on community service for one year.
Orders
- The applicant is released from prison forthwith and placed on community service at Rhonda Police Post for one year.
- The officer in charge of Rhonda Police Post shall supervise the applicant and ensure compliance with assigned community service.
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Njeri v Republic (Revision Case E170 of 2023) [2023] KEHC 22136 (KLR) (22 August 2023) (Ruling)
Neutral citation: [2023] KEHC 22136 (KLR)
Republic of Kenya
In the High Court at Nakuru
Revision Case E170 of 2023
HM Nyaga, J
August 22, 2023
Between
Peter Ndungu Njeri
Applicant
and
Republic
Respondent
Ruling
1. This matter has been brought to me under the Prison Decongestion Exercise been undertaken by this court.
2. The Applicant, Peter Ndungu Njeri was convicted for the offence of stealing contrary to section 268 (1) as read with 275 of thePenal Code and sentenced to 3 years’ imprisonment on 29th November 2022.
3. He has so far served about 10 months in prison.
4. According to the Sentence Review Report filed on 28th July 2023, the Community Service Officer, Salim A.G., recommends Community Service at Rhoda Police Post for the remainder of his sentence.
5. The report further states that the inmate hails from a humble background where the family engages in subsistence farming and animal keeping.
6. The inmate has been engaged in the general agriculture practice while in prison and regrets the commission of the offence and pleads for leniency.
7. In light of the above and with the view to decongest the prison, I hereby exercise judicial discretion and order the Convict/Applicant be released from prison forthwith and be placed on Community Service at Rhonda Police Post for one year. He shall be closely supervised by the officer in charge of the said Post who shall ensure the convict religiously performs any assigned community service to his satisfaction and reports made to the Probation Officer, Nakuru who shall monitor the behaviour of the convict for the remainder of the sentence.
8. The applicant is, as required, made aware that in the event of a breach, the CSO order shall be revoked and he shall be returned to prison to serve the entire prison term imposed and not served.
9. File closed.
DATED, SIGNED & DELIVERED AT NAKURU THIS 22NDAUGUST, 2023. H.M. NYAGAJUDGEIn the presence of:C/A JenifferMs Murunga for stateApplicant