Mohammed Ali v Republic

REPUBLIC OF KENYA IN THE HIGH COURT OF KENYA AT KIBERA CRIMINAL REVSION NO. 78 OF 2025 MOHAMMED ALI….……………...……………………………APPLICANT VERSUS REPUBLIC………………………………………………………….RESPONDE NT RULING 1. The applicant was charged and convicted for the offense of Defilement Contrary to Section 5(1) (a) (2) as read with Section 5(1) (2) of the Sexual Offenses Act 2006. He was sentenced to ten (10) years' imprisonment. He has now filed an application seeking revision of sentence. 2. He filed an affidavit in support of his motion dated 16 th September 2025. The grounds raised are that the sentence served is sufficient rehabilitation. He urged the court to release him. 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 of the foregoing, I find no good cause or reason to revise the sentence imposed by the trial court. The application dismissed for lacking in merit. Ruling dated and delivered virtually this 27 th day of October 2025

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