[2025] KEHC 5102 (KLR)
The court found that the applicant, having been convicted on his own plea of guilty for shop breaking and committing a felony, had already served a substantial portion of his custodial sentence. The Sentence Review Report recommended a non-custodial sentence, and there was no opposition from the respondent. The...
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- Citation
- [2025] KEHC 5102 (KLR)
- Parties
- Applicant: Francis Makori Nyamera alias Sweetie; Respondent: Republic
- Court
- High Court
- Court Station
- High Court at Nyamira
- Jurisdiction
- Kenya
- Case Number
- Revision Case E031 of 2025
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Revision / Ruling on Sentence Revision
- Outcome
- Custodial sentence revised to Community Service Order.
- Judges
- WA Okwany
- Legal Topics
- Shop Breaking, Sentencing Review, Community Service Order
- Source Language
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Parties
Francis Makori Nyamera alias Sweetie
Applicant
Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Revision / Ruling on Sentence Revision
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the sentence imposed by the trial court was appropriate in light of the circumstances and the Sentence Review Report.
- 2 Whether the applicant should be granted a non-custodial sentence in place of the custodial sentence imposed.
Ratio Decidendi
The court found that the applicant, having been convicted on his own plea of guilty for shop breaking and committing a felony, had already served a substantial portion of his custodial sentence. The Sentence Review Report recommended a non-custodial sentence, and there was no opposition from the respondent. The court exercised its revisionary jurisdiction to substitute the remaining custodial sentence with a Community Service Order, finding this to be a proportionate and rehabilitative response in the circumstances.
Court Disposition
Custodial sentence revised to Community Service Order.
Orders
- The applicant shall serve a Community Service Order for four (4) months at Mwancha Primary School under the supervision of the Probation Officer Nyamira and the School’s Head-teacher.
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Nyamera alias Sweetie v Republic (Revision Case E031 of 2025) [2025] KEHC 5102 (KLR) (25 April 2025) (Ruling)
Neutral citation: [2025] KEHC 5102 (KLR)
Republic of Kenya
In the High Court at Nyamira
Revision Case E031 of 2025
WA Okwany, J
April 25, 2025
Between
Francis Makori Nyamera alias Sweetie
Applicant
and
Republic
Respondent
(From the original Conviction and Sentence in the Chief Magistrates’ Court at Nyamira, Criminal Case No. E989 of 2024 by Hon. B.O. Okong’o, Resident Magistrate on 30th December 2024)
Ruling
1. The Applicant was convicted on his own plea of guilty for the offence of shop breaking and committing a felony contrary to Section 306 (a) of the Penal Code as read with Section 279 (a) of the Penal Code. The trial court sentenced him to pay a fine of Twenty Thousand Shillings (Kshs. 20,000/=) or to serve ten (10) months’ imprisonment in default. The Applicant has served three (3) months of his sentence and is remaining with three (3) months, after remission, to complete the sentence. The Sentence Review Report filed on 9th April 2025, by the Probation Officer Mr. Nelson Maroa, recommends a non-custodial sentence. I hereby direct that the Applicant shall serve a Community Service Order for four (4) months at Mwancha Primary School under the supervision of the Probation Officer Nyamira and the School’s Head-teacher.Orders accordingly.
DATED and DELIVERED at NYAMIRA on this 25TH day of APRIL 2025. W. A. OKWANYJUDGE