Flomena Cheyech Longiro v State/republic

Longiro v State/Republic (Criminal Revision E029 of 2025) [2025] KEHC 14163 (KLR) (7 October 2025) (Ruling) Neutral citation: [2025] KEHC 14163 (KLR) REPUBLIC OF KENYA IN THE HIGH COURT AT KAPENGURIA CRIMINAL REVISION E029 OF 2025 RPV WENDOH, J OCTOBER 7, 2025 BETWEEN FLOMENA CHEYECH LONGIRO ........................................................ APPLICANT AND STATE/REPUBLIC ............................................................................... RESPONDENT (FROM ORIGINAL CONVICTION AND SENTENCE OF CM’S HC. CR.C. NO. 16 OF 2020) RULING 1. Flomena Cheyech Longiro was on 10/11/2023, sentenced to serve fourty (40) years imprisonment for the ofience of Murder contrary to section 203 as read with section 204 of the Penal Code, by Judge A. C. Mrima. 2. She has come back to this court with an application seeking the reduction of her sentence or that the court do order her release. 3. The Prosecution Counsel, Mr. Majale, opposed the application for the reason that it is this same court which sentenced her and she cannot come to the same court for review because this court lacks jurisdiction. Counsel urged the applicant to seek redress from the Court of Appeal. 4. I agree with Prosecution Counsel. Judge Mrima was Presiding over this same court when he sentenced the applicant to fourty (40) years imprisonment. This court cannot sit on review of its own decision. It lacks the necessary Jurisdiction. If the applicant is aggrieved by the decision of Judge Mrima, her recourse is to file to the Court of Appeal. 5. This Notice of Motion application lacks merit is therefore dismissed. The File is closed. RULING DELIVERED, DATED AND SIGNED IN OPEN COURT AT KAPENGURIA THIS 7TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025. https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/kehc/2025/14163/eng@2025-10-07 1

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