Macharia v Republic (Criminal Revision E106 of 2025) [2025] KEHC 15163 (KLR) (27 October 2025) (Ruling) Neutral citation: [2025] KEHC 15163 (KLR) REPUBLIC OF KENYA IN THE HIGH COURT AT KIBERA CRIMINAL REVISION E106 OF 2025 DR KAVEDZA, J OCTOBER 27, 2025 BETWEEN GIDEON KARIUKI MACHARIA ......................................................... APPLICANT AND REPUBLIC ............................................................................................ RESPONDENT RULING 1. The applicant was charged and after a full trial convicted for the offence of Stealing Motor vehicle Contrary to Section 268(1) as read with Section 278 (A) of the Penal Code. He was sentenced to serve seven (7) years imprisonment. 2. He filed the present application dated 12th September 2025 seeking sentence review. the grounds raised in support of the application are that since his incarceration, his health has deteriorated. He urged the court to issue a non-custodial sentence. 3. I have considered the application, the grounds in support and the applicable law. From the record of the trial court, the court considered the applicant’s mitigation, the time spent in remand custody and the fact that the applicant was a first offender before sentencing. Having considered the application in its totality. The sentence imposed was also legal in the circumstances of the case. 4. In my view I find no good cause or reason to revise the sentence imposed by the trial court. The application dismissed. RULING DATED AND DELIVERED VIRTUALLY THIS 27TH DAY OF OCTOBER 2025. ................................ D. KAVEDZA JUDGE https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/kehc/2025/15163/eng@2025-10-27 1
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