Mwaura v Republic (Criminal Revision E038 of 2025) [2025] KEHC 15308 (KLR) (28 October 2025) (Ruling) Neutral citation: [2025] KEHC 15308 (KLR) REPUBLIC OF KENYA IN THE HIGH COURT AT KAPENGURIA CRIMINAL REVISION E038 OF 2025 RPV WENDOH, J OCTOBER 28, 2025 BETWEEN EVANS MWAURA .................................................................................... APPLICANT AND REPUBLIC ............................................................................................ RESPONDENT (From original conviction and sentence in Criminal Case No. S.O 32 of 2017 (SPM)) RULING 1. The applicant was convicted for the ofience of defilement contrary to section 8(1) as read with section 8(2) of the Sexual Offences Act. The High Court dismissed his Appeal. He appealed to the Court of Appeal and by a judgment dated 19/9/2025, his appeal was again dismissed. 2. The applicant has come before this court seeking a review of his sentence from life imprisonment to a lesser sentence. The applicant had a chance to address this issue before the Court of Appeal. He cannot come back to the High Court for a review of what the Court of Appeal has considered and confirmed. This court lacks jurisdiction. The application for review is dismissed. File closed. DELIVERED, DATED AND SIGNED AT KAPENGURIA THIS 28TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 R. WENDOH JUDGE https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/kehc/2025/15308/eng@2025-10-28 1
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