REPUBLIC OF KENYA IN THE HIGH COURT OF KENYA AT KIBERA CRIMINAL REVISION NO. E031 OF 2026 FRIDAY KINARA KINGOINI…….…....…….………………APPLICANT VERSUS REPUBLIC……………………………………………….. …...RESPONDENT RULING. 1. The applicant was charged with the offence of obtaining money by false pretence contrary to Section 313 of the Penal Code. 2. The applicant has filed the present application dated 25 March 2026 seeking, inter alia, orders staying proceedings in Kibera Chief Magistrate’s Court Criminal Case No. MCCR/E831/2024 pending the hearing and determination of this application. The applicant further seeks that the ruling delivered on 12 th February 2026 be set aside and/or reviewed, and that consequential orders be issued in his favour. 3. I have considered the application, the supporting grounds, and the applicable law. The applicant has not demonstrated any sufficient legal basis to warrant interference with the ruling of the trial court delivered on 12 February 2026. No procedural impropriety, error on the face of the record, or other grounds for review or setting aside have been established. In the circumstances, the decision of the trial court remains sound in law and fact. 4. It is further noted that the applicant failed to attend and prosecute the application. The dismissed for want of prosecution. Orders accordingly matter therefore stands
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Ruling dated and delivered virtually this 25th day of May 2026 _____________ D. KAVEDZA JUDGE
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