Mwangi v Republic (Miscellaneous Criminal Application E020 of 2024) [2025] KEHC 14496 (KLR) (15 October 2025) (Ruling) Neutral citation: [2025] KEHC 14496 (KLR) REPUBLIC OF KENYA IN THE HIGH COURT AT NAKURU MISCELLANEOUS CRIMINAL APPLICATION E020 OF 2024 HI ONG'UDI, J OCTOBER 15, 2025 BETWEEN JOSEPH MAINA MWANGI .................................................................... APPLICANT AND REPUBLIC ............................................................................................ RESPONDENT RULING 1. Joseph Maina Mwangi the applicant herein was convicted of the ofience of defilement contrary to section 8(1) as read with section 8(2) of the Sexual Offences Act No. 3 of 2006 and sentenced to life imprisonment. This was in the Principal Magistrate’s Court at Engineer in Criminal Case Sexual Offences No. 07 of 2013. 2. His appeal in Nakuru High Court Criminal Appeal No. 101 of 2014 was dismissed. 3. In the Court of Appeal case his sentence was reduced to thirty (30) years imprisonment. 4. He is now asking this court to review the Judgment by the Court of Appeal which is senior to this court. That has never been the procedure and this court will not allow it. 5. I decline to grant the prayers sought and dismiss the application. 6. Orders accordingly DELIVERED VIRTUALLY, DATED AND SIGNED THIS 15TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 IN OPEN COURT AT NAKURU. H. I. ONG’UDI JUDGE https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/kehc/2025/14496/eng@2025-10-15 1
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