Obumba v Republic (Criminal Revision E165 of 2024) [2024] KEHC 16561 (KLR) (2 December 2024) (Ruling) Neutral citation: [2024] KEHC 16561 (KLR) REPUBLIC OF KENYA IN THE HIGH COURT AT KISUMU CRIMINAL REVISION E165 OF 2024 RE ABURILI, J DECEMBER 2, 2024 BETWEEN VINCENT OKOTH OBUMBA ............................................................... APPLICANT AND REPUBLIC ............................................................................................ RESPONDENT (From the original conviction and sentence in Nyando Senior Principal Magistrate’s Court Criminal Case No. E214 of 2024) RULING 1. On 13th March 2024, the convict Vincent Okoth Obumba was sentenced to serve one (1) year imprisonment for the offence of stealing contrary to Section 268(1) as read with Section 275 of the Penal Code. 2. He pleaded guilty and he was a first offender. He has served 8 months. 3. In the spirit of prison decongestion, I order that the convict Vincent Okoth Obumba shall be released from prison on condition that he shall not reoffend for 6 months of release from prison. 4. Signal to issue. 5. File closed. DATED, SIGNED AND DELIVERED AT KISUMU THIS 2ND DAY OF DECEMBER, 2024 R. E. ABURILI JUDGE https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/kehc/2024/16561/eng@2024-12-02 1
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