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Mwaniki v Republic [2025] KEHC 10490 (KLR)
The High Court at Kerugoya dismissed an application to review a 30-year robbery-with-violence sentence, holding it had no further jurisdiction to grant relief.
Kinuthia v Republic [2025] KEHC 10153 (KLR)
The High Court dismissed a revision application for sentence review, finding the trial court had already considered time spent in custody and the court was functus officio.
Njoroge v Republic [2025] KEHC 10107 (KLR)
The High Court at Thika dismissed and struck out an application seeking review of a 20-year defilement sentence, holding the court was functus officio.
JWM v Republic [2025] KEHC 9564 (KLR)
The High Court at Thika struck out an application to review a life sentence for incest, finding it lacked jurisdiction because a prior High Court appeal had already upheld the sentence.
Ndungu v Republic [2025] KEHC 9519 (KLR)
The High Court at Thika struck out a sentence review application in a defilement matter, holding that review was unavailable and the sentence could only be corrected on appeal.
Wanjiru v Republic [2025] KEHC 9475 (KLR)
The High Court at Thika struck out a sentence-review application, holding it lacked jurisdiction because the sentence had already been upheld on appeal.
Lomerisya v Republic [2025] KEHC 9780 (KLR)
The High Court held that it was functus officio and dismissed an application seeking review of a sentence already determined on appeal.
Mumo v Republic [2025] KEHC 9823 (KLR)
The High Court partly allowed a sentence review, directing that time spent in custody be counted from the remand date under section 333(2), but رفضed a non-custodial sentence.
Ndunda v Republic [2025] KEHC 9467 (KLR)
The High Court at Voi dismissed a criminal revision seeking review of a life sentence for rape, holding that it lacked jurisdiction after the applicant’s appeal had already been heard.
Kamarinyang v Republic [2025] KEHC 9671 (KLR)
The High Court, having already determined the applicant's appeal on sentence, is functus officio and lacks jurisdiction to entertain a further application for review or resentencing. The only recourse available to the applicant is to appeal to the Court of Appeal. The application does not demonstrate any clerical or arithmetic error or error of law that would justify review under the limited exceptions recognized by law. Accordingly, the application is misconceived and without merit, and must be dismissed.
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