Opondo v Republic (Criminal Miscellaneous Application E029 of 2024) [2024] KEHC 11907 (KLR) (27 September 2024) (Ruling) Neutral citation: [2024] KEHC 11907 (KLR) REPUBLIC OF KENYA IN THE HIGH COURT AT SIAYA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATION E029 OF 2024 RE ABURILI, J SEPTEMBER 27, 2024 BETWEEN SAMUEL OGOLLA OPONDO ............................................................... APPLICANT AND REPUBLIC ............................................................................................ RESPONDENT RULING 1. The Applicant Samuel Ogolla Opondo was convicted vide Ukwala PM SO 35/2017 of the ofience of rape contrary to Section 3(1) (a) (c) of the Sexual Offences Act and sentenced to serve 15 years imprisonment. He appealed vide HCRA 36/2017 which appeal against conviction and sentence was dismissed vide judgment rendered on 3/12/2018. He has applied for sentence revision. 2. I have considered the application and his submissions dated 9/4/2024. I do not find any merit in the application. I dismiss it and close this file noting that the same applicant has made a similar application vide Misc Cr App E086/2024. 3. This file is closed. 4. I so order. DATED, SIGNED AND DELIVERED AT SIAYA THIS 27TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2024 R. E. ABURILI JUDGE https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/kehc/2024/11907/eng@2024-09-27 1
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