Lanogwa v Republic (Miscellaneous Criminal Application E144 of 2025) [2025] KEHC 10595 (KLR) (21 July 2025) (Ruling) Neutral citation: [2025] KEHC 10595 (KLR) REPUBLIC OF KENYA IN THE HIGH COURT AT KIBERA MISCELLANEOUS CRIMINAL APPLICATION E144 OF 2025 DR KAVEDZA, J JULY 21, 2025 BETWEEN JOSIAH ALIGULA LANOGWA ............................................................. APPLICANT AND REPUBLIC ............................................................................................ RESPONDENT RULING 1. The applicant was charged and convicted for the ofience of robbery with violence contrary to section 296(2) of the Penal Code. He was sentenced to serve 30 years imprisonment. His appeal before this court was dismissed by Mulwa J on 31st March 2023 in Nairobi Criminal Appeal No. 19 of 2020. 2. He has filed the present notice of motion seeking sentence review. The arguments raised are that he his should be treated equally with his accomplice who received a lesser sentence on appeal. 3. From the record, the applicant filed an appeal against his conviction and sentence which was heard and determined by a court of concurrent jurisdiction. In the circumstances, the right forum for the applicant is the Court of Appeal. 4. In the circumstances, the application is dismissed. Order accordingly. RULING DATED AND DELIVERED VIRTUALLY THIS 21ST DAY OF JULY 2025 ______________ D. KAVEDZA JUDGE https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/kehc/2025/10595/eng@2025-07-21 1
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