Murunga v Republic (Miscellaneous Criminal Application E131 of 2025) [2026] KEHC 580 (KLR) (20 January 2026) (Ruling) Neutral citation: [2026] KEHC 580 (KLR) REPUBLIC OF KENYA IN THE HIGH COURT AT BUNGOMA MISCELLANEOUS CRIMINAL APPLICATION E131 OF 2025 MS SHARIFF, J JANUARY 20, 2026 BETWEEN PAUL ATELA MURUNGA ..................................................................... APPLICANT AND REPUBLIC ............................................................................................ RESPONDENT RULING 1. Upon considering the applicant’s notice of motion dated 8th September 2025, the affidavit in support thereof and the trial record, I do note that the pre-trial term served had been duly factored in by the trial court during sentencing as evident from the sentence: Whereas the accused was sentenced to 20 years custodial term, the trial magistrate deducted the pre-trial term of 1 year and 11 months and the applicant’s terms was thus reduced to 18 years and 1 month. 2. The application herein is thus devoid of merit as there was due compliance within the provisions of section 333(2) of the criminal procedure code. I thus dismiss it in its entirety. 3. This file is marked as closed. DELIVERED, SIGNED AND DATED AT BUNGOMA THIS 20TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026. MWANAISHA S. SHARIFF JUDGE https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/kehc/2026/580/eng@2026-01-20 1
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