Chacha v Republic [2025] KEHC 2419 (KLR)

Chacha v Republic (Criminal Revision E006 of 2025) [2025] KEHC 2419 (KLR) (10 March 2025) (Ruling)

Neutral citation: [2025] KEHC 2419 (KLR)

Republic of Kenya

In the High Court at Kibera

Criminal Revision E006 of 2025

DR Kavedza, J

March 10, 2025

Between

Edward Bore Chacha

Applicant

and

Republic

Respondent

Ruling

1. The applicant was charged and after a full trial convicted for the offence of handling stolen property contrary to section 322 (2) of the Penal Code. He was sentenced to serve three years and six months.

2. He has filed the present application dated 17th January 2025 seeking revision of sentence. The grounds raised are that he is the sole breadwinner in his family who have suffered since his incarceration. He is remorseful for the offence committed. He has undergone rehabilitation. He urged the court to revise the sentence of the trial court to 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. In my view I find no good cause or reason to revise the sentence imposed by the trial court. The application dismissed.

RULING DATED AND DELIVERED VIRTUALLY THIS 10TH MARCH 2025______________D. KAVEDZAJUDGE