Odhiambo v Republic (Miscellaneous Criminal Application E074 of 2024) [2024] KEHC 5706 (KLR) (21 May 2024) (Ruling) Neutral citation: [2024] KEHC 5706 (KLR) REPUBLIC OF KENYA IN THE HIGH COURT AT KISUMU MISCELLANEOUS CRIMINAL APPLICATION E074 OF 2024 RE ABURILI, J MAY 21, 2024 BETWEEN MESHACK OMONDI ODHIAMBO ...................................................... APPLICANT AND REPUBLIC ............................................................................................ RESPONDENT (From the original conviction and sentence in the Senior Principal Magistrate’s Court Criminal Sexual Offences Case No. 960 of 2012 at Maseno) RULING 1. The Applicant is a convict in Maseno Sexual Ofience Case No. 950 of 2012. 2. He was sentenced to serve life imprisonment for the ofience of defilement contrary to Section 8(1) (2) of the Sexual Offences Act. 3. He appealed to the High Court and the life imprisonment was reduced to 15 years. 4. Now he seeks for further reduction of sentence. 5. I find no legal reason to reduce the sentence further. 6. I dismiss the application dated 7th May 2024. 7. This file is closed. DATED, SIGNED AND DELIVERED AT KISUMU THIS 21ST DAY OF MAY, 2024 R. E. ABURILI JUDGE https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/kehc/2024/5706/eng@2024-05-21 1
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