Dachi v Republic [2024] KEHC 7284 (KLR)

Dachi v Republic (Criminal Revision E088 of 2024) [2024] KEHC 7284 (KLR) (12 June 2024) (Ruling)

Neutral citation: [2024] KEHC 7284 (KLR)

Republic of Kenya

In the High Court at Kisumu

Criminal Revision E088 of 2024

RE Aburili, J

June 12, 2024

Between

Wilson Oketch Dachi

Applicant

and

Republic

Respondent

(From the original conviction and sentence in Kisumu Chief Magistrate’s Court Criminal Case No. 94 of 2008)

Ruling

1. The Applicant/Petitioner is Wilson Oketch Dachi. He seeks by his application dated 28th March 2024 for orders of reduction of sentence.

2. He was convicted and sentenced to suffer death sentence for robbery with violence vide Kisumu Chief Magistrate Criminal Case No. 94 of 2008 and his appeals to the High Court vide HCCRA No. 28 of 2009 and Court of Appeal No. 372 of 2019 were all dismissed.

3. However, he claims that the death sentence was commuted to life imprisonment.

4. There are no court proceedings or any documents filed by the Petitioner for consideration by this court which he claims handled his appeal over 15 years ago.

5. I find the Petition is not supported. It is declined and dismissed.

6. This file is closed.

7. The Petitioner to be notified.

DATED, SIGNED AND DELIVERED AT KISUMU THIS 12TH DAY OF JUNE, 2024R. E. ABURILIJUDGE