Cynthia Akinyi Akode v Republic

REPUBLIC OF KENYA IN THE HIGH COURT OF KENYA AT KIBERA CRIMINAL REVISION NO. E089 OF 2026 CYNTHIA AKINYI AKODE……………………………………..APPLICANT VERSUS REPUBLIC……………………………………………………….RESPONDE NT RULING. 1. The applicant herein was charged and after a full trial convicted for the offence of Trafficking in Narcotic Drugs Contrary to Section 4 (a) (ii) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act No.4 of 1994 as amended by Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act 2022. She was sentenced to serve 5 years imprisonment. 2. The applicant filed the present application dated seeking sentence review. The grounds raised are that the sentence served is sufficient rehabilitation. She urged the court to release him. 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.

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