REPUBLIC OF KENYA IN THE HIGH COURT OF KENYA AT KIBERA CRIMINAL REVISION NO. E072 OF 2026 ZEDEKIAH NGARE….......……………….APPELLANT/APPLICANT MAYEKA VERSUS REPUBLIC…………………………..………………………….. ….RESPONDENT RULING 1. The applicant was charged and after a full trial convicted for the offence of stealing contrary to section 268(1) as read with 275 of the Penal Code. He was sentenced to serve eighteen (18) months imprisonment. 2. The applicant subsequently filed the present application seeking a review of his sentence. The application was admitted for hearing, and directions were issued fixing it for hearing on 6 th July 2026. 3. When the matter came up on that date, the Court was informed that the applicant had since completed serving the sentence imposed by the trial court and had already been released from custody. Consequently, the application had been overtaken by events and no live issue remained for determination. 4. In the circumstances, there is no further order that this Court can properly make. The application is marked as spent, and the file is hereby closed. Orders accordingly. Ruling dated and delivered virtually this 6th day of July 2025 ________________ D. KAVEDZA Page 1 of 2
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