[2022] KEHC 16833 (KLR)
The court held that it had no mandate to further review or reduce the 10-year prison term imposed on the applicant for the offence of murder. The sentence was already lenient compared to the statutory mandatory death penalty. The application for sentence revision was therefore declined, and the file was ordered closed.
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- Citation
- [2022] KEHC 16833 (KLR)
- Parties
- Applicant: Julius Nyakwaka; Respondent: Republic
- Court
- High Court
- Court Station
- High Court at Siaya
- Jurisdiction
- Kenya
- Case Number
- Criminal Revision E119 of 2022
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Revision / Ruling on Application for Sentence Revision
- Outcome
- Application for sentence revision declined.
- Judges
- RE Aburili
- Legal Topics
- Sentence Revision, Murder Conviction, Penal Code Section 203 204
- Source Language
- en
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Parties
Julius Nyakwaka
Applicant
Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Revision / Ruling on Application for Sentence Revision
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the High Court has the mandate to further review a 10-year prison sentence imposed for murder under section 203 as read with section 204 of the Penal Code.
- 2 Whether the sentence imposed was lawful and appropriate in the circumstances.
Ratio Decidendi
The court held that it had no mandate to further review or reduce the 10-year prison term imposed on the applicant for the offence of murder. The sentence was already lenient compared to the statutory mandatory death penalty. The application for sentence revision was therefore declined, and the file was ordered closed.
Court Disposition
Application for sentence revision declined.
Orders
- The revision of sentence is declined.
- File closed.
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Nyakwaka v Republic (Criminal Revision E119 of 2022) [2022] KEHC 16833 (KLR) (21 December 2022) (Ruling)
Neutral citation: [2022] KEHC 16833 (KLR)
Republic of Kenya
In the High Court at Siaya
Criminal Revision E119 of 2022
RE Aburili, J
December 21, 2022
Between
Julius Nyakwaka
Applicant
and
Republic
Respondent
(An Application for sentence revision in Siaya HCCRC No 24/2017 delivered on February 1, 2021 by Hon R E ABURILI J)
Ruling
1. Vide Siaya HCR 24/2017, this court convicted and sentenced the convict herein Julius Nyakwaka to serve 10 years imprisonment for the offence of Murder contrary to section 203 as read with Section 204 of the Penal Code, on February 1, 202.
2. The sentence was lenient as opposed to the mandatory death.
3. I have no mandate to review further the 10 year prison term imposed.
4. The revision of sentence is declined,
5. File closed. I so order.
DATED, SIGNED AND DELIVERED AT SIAYA, THIS 21ST DAY OF DECEMBER, 2022. R E ABURILIJUDGE