REPUBLIC OF KENYA IN THE HIGH COURT OF KENYA AT KISII CONST. PETITION NO.68 OF 2019 BBO……………………................................................APPLICANT VERSUS REPUBLIC................................................................RESPONDENT RULING The applicant seeks that the court considers his application on sentencing. I have now perused the original court file. At the time the applicant was alleged to have committed the offence he was a minor offender whilst sentencing the applicant, the trial court did not consider that fact. The findings by the trial court on the offence he was convicted was proper and I affirm it however the sentence imposed was not proper. The accused/applicant was a minor at the time he is alleged to have committed the offence, with this in mind and the period he was in remand, in my view the period spent in jail is adequate punishment bearing in mind the above stated facts. He is therefore discharged and is free to go home unless lawfully held. Dated, signed and delivered at Kisii this 13th day of February2020. R.E OUGO JUDGE In the Presence of; Applicant In person Mr. Otieno Senior State Counsel Office of the DPP Ms. Rael Court Assistant
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