[2024] KEHC 15772 (KLR)

[2024] KEHC 15772 (KLR)

The court found that the applicant, having served the majority of his thirty-year sentence for robbery with violence and with only one year and three months remaining, is eligible for sentence review under the Chief Justice Memo on prison decongestion. The court exercised its discretion to substitute the remaining...

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Citation
[2024] KEHC 15772 (KLR)
Parties
Applicant: Tetu Ole Shepha; Respondent: Republic
Court
High Court
Court Station
High Court at Kibera
Jurisdiction
Kenya
Case Number
Criminal Revision 263 of 2024
Procedural Posture
Criminal Revision / Ruling
Outcome
Application for sentence review allowed; custodial sentence substituted with non-custodial sentence.
Judges
DR Kavedza
Legal Topics
Sentence Review, Robbery With Violence, Prison Decongestion
Source Language
en
Criminal Law Sentence Review Robbery With Violence Prison Decongestion

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Parties

Tetu Ole Shepha

Applicant

Republic

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Criminal Revision / Ruling

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the applicant is eligible for sentence review under the Chief Justice Memo on prison decongestion.
  2. 2 Whether the applicant should be released to serve a non-custodial sentence.

Ratio Decidendi

The court found that the applicant, having served the majority of his thirty-year sentence for robbery with violence and with only one year and three months remaining, is eligible for sentence review under the Chief Justice Memo on prison decongestion. The court exercised its discretion to substitute the remaining custodial sentence with a non-custodial sentence, directing the applicant to report to the Kajiado Probation office for a period of three years. This decision was made in the interest of prison decongestion and in recognition of the applicant's eligibility for non-custodial measures at the tail end of his sentence.

Court Disposition

Application for sentence review allowed; custodial sentence substituted with non-custodial sentence.

Orders

  • The applicant is released from prison to serve a non-custodial sentence.
  • The applicant shall report to Kajiado Probation office for a period of three years.