Maghanga v Republic (Criminal Revision E090 of 2025) [2025] KEHC 18173 (KLR) (4 December 2025) (Ruling) Neutral citation: [2025] KEHC 18173 (KLR) REPUBLIC OF KENYA IN THE HIGH COURT AT VOI CRIMINAL REVISION E090 OF 2025 AN ONGERI, J DECEMBER 4, 2025 BETWEEN MICHAEL MWAWASI MAGHANGA ................................................... APPLICANT AND REPUBLIC ............................................................................................ RESPONDENT RULING 1. The Applicant has made an application to have the period he was in custody taken into consideration in the computation of his prison term. 2. The Applicant was first aligned in court on 5th July 2023 and sentenced on 12th June 2024. 3. There is no indication that the trial court took into account the period he was in custody in meting the sentence of 5 (five) years imprisonment. 4. In accordance with Section 333(2) of the Criminal Procedure Code, that period to be deducted from his prison term. 5. The sentence will start to run from 5th July 2023. DATED, SIGNED AND DELIVERED THIS 4TH DAY OF DECEMBER 2025 IN OPEN COURT AT VOI HIGH COURT. ASENATH ONGERI JUDGE In the presence of:Court Assistant: Millicent/Mabishi State Counsel: Mr. Ngigi https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/kehc/2025/18173/eng@2025-12-04 1
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The Applicant present at Wundanyi Prison https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/kehc/2025/18173/eng@2025-12-04 2
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