https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/kehc/2026/8763
The High Court refused to interfere with the sentence because the trial court had already considered mitigation, remand custody, and the applicant’s status as a first offender, and the 20-year sentence was legal in the circumstances. No good cause was shown to justify revision.
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- Citation
- [2026] KEHC 8763 (KLR)
- Parties
- Applicant: SPTE Sylvester Muli; Respondent: Republic
- Court
- High Court
- Jurisdiction
- Kenya
- Case Number
- Criminal Revision E066 of 2026
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Revision / Sentence Review Application After Conviction and Sentencing by Trial Court
- Outcome
- Application dismissed for lack of merit.
- Judges
- ["DR Kavedza"]
- Legal Topics
- Attempted Murder, Sentence Revision, Custodial Sentence, Mitigation, First Offender, Remand Custody
- Source Language
- en
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Parties
SPTE Sylvester Muli
Applicant
Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Revision / Sentence Review Application After Conviction and Sentencing by Trial Court
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the High Court should revise the sentence imposed by the trial court
- 2 Whether the time spent in custody justified a non-custodial sentence or reduction of sentence
- 3 Whether the trial court acted within the law in imposing a 20-year sentence
Ratio Decidendi
The High Court refused to interfere with the sentence because the trial court had already considered mitigation, remand custody, and the applicant’s status as a first offender, and the 20-year sentence was legal in the circumstances. No good cause was shown to justify revision.
Court Disposition
Application dismissed for lack of merit.
Orders
- Sentence review application dismissed.
- Original 20-year imprisonment sentence left undisturbed.
Full Case Text
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**REPUBLIC OF KENYA** **IN THE HIGH COURT OF KENYA AT KIBERA** **CRIMINAL REVISION NO. E066 OF 2026** SPTE SYLVESTER MULI……………………………….……………APPLICANT VERSUS REPUBLIC………………………………………………………….RESPONDENT **RULING.** 1. The applicant was charged and after a full trial convicted of two counts of Attempted Murder Contrary to Section 220 of the Penal Code. He was sentenced to serve 20 years' imprisonment. 2. He filed the present application dated 11th May 2026 seeking sentence review. He argued that the time spent in custody has been sufficient rehabilitation. He urged the court to revise his sentence to a non-custodial sentence. 3. I have considered the application, the grounds in support and the applicable law. From the record of the trial court, the court considered the applicants mitigation, the time spent in remand custody and the fact that the applicants were first offenders before sentencing. Having considered the application in its totality. The sentence imposed was also legal in the circumstances of the case. 4. In the premises, I find no good cause or reason to revise the sentence imposed by the trial court. The application is dismissed for lacking in merit. Orders accordingly. **Ruling dated and delivered virtually this 22nd day of June 2026** **\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_** **D. KAVEDZA** **JUDGE**