Kenanga v Republic (Criminal Revision E040 of 2024) [2024] KEHC 6540 (KLR) (22 May 2024) (Ruling) Neutral citation: [2024] KEHC 6540 (KLR) REPUBLIC OF KENYA IN THE HIGH COURT AT NYAMIRA CRIMINAL REVISION E040 OF 2024 WA OKWANY, J MAY 22, 2024 BETWEEN BERNARD MAKORI KENANGA ......................................................... APPLICANT AND REPUBLIC ............................................................................................ RESPONDENT (From the original Conviction and Sentence in the Senior Principal Magistrates’ Court at Keroka, Criminal Case No. MCCR E456 of 2023 by Hon. C. Ombija, Senior Resident Magistrate on 7th July 2023) RULING 1. The Applicant was convicted on his own plea of guilty for the ofience of stealing contrary to Section 268 (1) as read with Section 275 of the Penal Code and handling stolen goods contrary to Section 322 (1) (2) of the Penal Code. The trial court sentenced him to serve three (3) years’ imprisonment. The Applicant has served 7 months and 3 weeks of his sentence. The Sentence Review Report filed on 3rd April 2024 by the Probation Officer Daisy Lang’at recommends a non-custodial sentence. I hereby direct that the Applicant serves a Community Service Order at Rigena Chief’s Office under the supervision of Mr. Charles Mwamba for 6 months. Orders accordingly. DATED and DELIVERED at NYAMIRA on this 22nd day of MAY 2024. W. A. OKWANY JUDGE https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/kehc/2024/6540/eng@2024-05-22 1
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