Kenya Case Law

Christella v Republic

Christella v Republic (Criminal Revision E061 of 2026) [2026] KEHC 9107 (KLR) (23 June 2026) (Ruling)

Court

High Court

Case number

Criminal Revision E061 of 2026

Judge

["DR Kavedza"]

The applicant failed to show any sufficient cause warranting interference with the trial court’s sentence. The trial court had duly considered mitigation, remand custody, and first-offender status, and the sentence imposed was lawful and proportionate for the serious offence of trafficking in persons. The revision application therefore had no merit.

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• Trafficking in persons
• Sentence review
• Non-custodial sentence
• Mitigation
• First offender
• Remand period

Musungu v Republic

Musungu v Republic (Criminal Appeal E005 of 2025) [2026] KEHC 5991 (KLR) (30 April 2026) (Judgment)

Court

High Court

Case number

Criminal Appeal E005 of 2025

High Court criminal appeal partly allowed: conviction and 25-year sentence upheld, but sentence running and remand period were adjusted.

• Robbery with violence
• Sentencing
• Concurrent sentences
• Remand period
• Fair trial
• Cross-examination

Cheruiyot v Republic

Cheruiyot v Republic (Criminal Miscellaneous Application E213 of 2024) [2026] KEHC 5236 (KLR) (23 April 2026) (Ruling)

Court

High Court

Case number

Criminal Miscellaneous Application E213 of 2024

The High Court dismissed an application seeking sentence computation under section 333(2) CPC, holding it lacked jurisdiction after an appeal had been determined.

• Computation of sentence
• Remand period
• Jurisdiction
• Section 333(2) criminal procedure code
• Sentence-computation
• Remand-period

Isembe v Republic

Isembe v Republic (Criminal Revision E022 of 2025) [2026] KEHC 4765 (KLR) (14 April 2026) (Ruling)

Court

High Court

Case number

Criminal Revision E022 of 2025

The trial court failed to consider the period the Applicant spent in remand custody as required by section 333(2) of the Criminal Procedure Code; therefore, the sentence must be adjusted to account for the fourteen months and twenty-five days spent in custody.

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• Sentencing
• Computation of sentence
• Remand period
• Criminal revision