Mfatwa v Republic (Criminal Revision E143 of 2023) [2023] KEHC 3378 (KLR) (Crim) (26 April 2023) (Ruling) Neutral citation: [2023] KEHC 3378 (KLR) REPUBLIC OF KENYA IN THE HIGH COURT AT NAIROBI (MILIMANI LAW COURTS) CRIMINAL CRIMINAL REVISION E143 OF 2023 DR KAVEDZA, J APRIL 26, 2023 BETWEEN VINCENT SAKWA MFATWA ................................................................ APPLICANT AND REPUBLIC ............................................................................................ RESPONDENT RULING 1. I have gone through the application of the appellant (undated) and the supporting affidavit received in court on February 1, 2023. The applicant prays that the period he was in custody before sentence be considered during the computation of the sentence. I have gone through the lower court file and it does confirm that the appellant was arrested on May 12, 2020 and jailed on August 26, 2022. it is therefore ordered that the period spent in custody be taken into consideration during the computation. It is ordered. RULING, READ AND DELIVERED ON 26TH DAY OF APRIL, 2023 ......................... D. KAVEDZA JUDGE https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/kehc/2023/3378/eng@2023-04-26 1
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