Felista Ndinda Raymond v Republic

Raymond v Republic (Miscellaneous Criminal Application E193 of 2025) [2025] KEHC 17344 (KLR) (26 November 2025) (Ruling) Neutral citation: [2025] KEHC 17344 (KLR) REPUBLIC OF KENYA IN THE HIGH COURT AT KIBERA MISCELLANEOUS CRIMINAL APPLICATION E193 OF 2025 DR KAVEDZA, J NOVEMBER 26, 2025 BETWEEN FELISTA NDINDA RAYMOND ............................................................ APPLICANT AND REPUBLIC ............................................................................................ RESPONDENT RULING 1. The applicant herein was charged before the lower court with the offence of Dealing in Wildlife Trophy without a permit contrary to section 92 (2) of the Wildlife Conservation and Management Act, 2013. He was sentenced to seven (7) years' imprisonment. 2. She has filed the present undated application seeking sentence review. The averment made in support of the application is that he has undergone sufficient rehabilitation. She urged the court to grant a noncustodial 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 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. Orders accordingly. RULING DATED AND DELIVERED VIRTUALLY THIS 26TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 2025 ______________ D. KAVEDZA https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/kehc/2025/17344/eng@2025-11-26 1

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