Mukambo v Republic (Miscellaneous Criminal Application E056 of 2025) [2025] KEHC 19516 (KLR) (29 October 2025) (Ruling) Neutral citation: [2025] KEHC 19516 (KLR) REPUBLIC OF KENYA IN THE HIGH COURT AT HOMA BAY MISCELLANEOUS CRIMINAL APPLICATION E056 OF 2025 PJO OTIENO, J OCTOBER 29, 2025 BETWEEN FREDRICK ONYONYI MUKAMBO .................................................... APPLICANT AND REPUBLIC ............................................................................................ RESPONDENT RULING 1. The records at trial reveals that having been arrested on the 15/5/2017, the applicant was in remand custody upto 27/7/2018 when he was admitted to bond and released. He was thus in remand custody for a period of 426 days. 2. That period was by dint of section 333(2), Criminal Procedure Code to be applied to proportionately reduce his imprisonment term. It was not so applied. 3. Having been brought to the attention of this court that the law was not complied with, the court remedies that breach, and directs that in computing the prison term, a period of 223 days be applied to proportionately reduce his prison term. It is so ordered. Let the court file be closed. PATRICK J O OTIENO JUDGE 29/10/2025 https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/kehc/2025/19516/eng@2025-10-29 1
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