REPUBLIC OF KENYA IN THE HIGH COURT OF KENYA AT KIBERA MISC. CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. E120 OF 2026 PAULINE WAMBUI GICHIMU…….…....…..…….………..…APPLICANT VERSUS REPUBLIC……………………………………………….. ….....RESPONDENT RULING. 1. The applicant herein was charged before the lower court with the offence of obtaining money by false pretence contrary to section 313 of the Penal Code. After a full trial, she was convicted and sentenced to serve two (2) years’ imprisonment. 2. She has filed the present application dated 4 th December 2025 seeking sentence review. The averment made in support of the application is that she has undergone sufficient rehabilitation. She urged the court to issue a non-custodial sentence. 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. Furthermore this court dismissed a similar application on 26 th November 2025 in Misc. Application No. E192 of 2025 and another on 19th December 2025.The application is therefore an abuse of the court process and is dismissed. Orders accordingly. Ruling dated and delivered virtually this 13th day of July 2026 ______________
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D. KAVEDZA JUDGE
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