Ouma v Republic (Criminal Revision E152 of 2024) [2024] KEHC 16571 (KLR) (2 December 2024) (Ruling) Neutral citation: [2024] KEHC 16571 (KLR) REPUBLIC OF KENYA IN THE HIGH COURT AT KISUMU CRIMINAL REVISION E152 OF 2024 RE ABURILI, J DECEMBER 2, 2024 BETWEEN MAURICE OUMA .................................................................................... APPLICANT AND REPUBLIC ............................................................................................ RESPONDENT (From the original conviction and sentence in Tamu Senior Principal Magistrate’s Court Criminal Case No. E102 of 2024) RULING 1. On 25th March 2024, the convict Maurice Ouma was sentenced to serve 1 year imprisonment for the offence of possession of 26 litres of changaa. He pleaded guilty to the charge. He sought for forgiveness in mitigation. He has served 8 months’ imprisonment. 2. In the spirit of prison decongestion, the convict Maurice Ouma is hereby conditionally discharged not to reoffend for the next 6 months. 3. Accordingly, unless otherwise lawfully held, the convict Maurice Ouma is hereby released 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/2024/16571/eng@2024-12-02 1
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