Makasi v Republic (Miscellaneous Criminal Application E119 of 2025) [2025] KEHC 15723 (KLR) (16 October 2025) (Ruling) Neutral citation: [2025] KEHC 15723 (KLR) REPUBLIC OF KENYA IN THE HIGH COURT AT BUNGOMA MISCELLANEOUS CRIMINAL APPLICATION E119 OF 2025 MS SHARIFF, J OCTOBER 16, 2025 BETWEEN ABRAHAM SINDANI MAKASI ............................................................ APPLICANT AND REPUBLIC ............................................................................................ RESPONDENT RULING 1. The Applicant Abraham Sindani Makasi has moved this court craving for orders of revision of his sentence pursuant to the provisions of section 333 (2) of the Civil procedure code Cap 75 Laws of Kenya. 2. I have perused the trial file being Bungoma HC CRC No. 13/2016 and I have established that the Applicant first appeared in court before the Deputy Registrar Hon Yalwala on 25.5.2016, he took plea on 31.5.2016 and was convicted of the ofience of murder contrary to section 203 as read with 204 of the Penal Code on 30.7.2021 and was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment. The applicant stood trial while in custody and thus spent 5 years and 66 days before his conviction. 3. Premised on the facts aforestated the application herein is well merited and I therefore invoke the provisions of Section 333 (2) of the Criminal Procedure code Cap 75 Laws of Kenya and I order that the period of 5 years and 66 days be deducted from his sentence of 15 years. 4. This file is hereby marked as closed. 5. It is hereby so ordered. DELIVERED, SIGNED AND DATED AT BUNGOMA THIS 16TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025. MWANAISHA S. SHARIFF JUDGE https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/kehc/2025/15723/eng@2025-10-16 1
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