Gumba v Republic [2023] KEHC 27464 (KLR)

Gumba v Republic (Criminal Revision E098 of 2023) [2023] KEHC 27464 (KLR) (18 October 2023) (Ruling)

Neutral citation: [2023] KEHC 27464 (KLR)

Republic of Kenya

In the High Court at Kisumu

Criminal Revision E098 of 2023

MS Shariff, J

October 18, 2023

Between

Benard Ouma Gumba

Applicant

and

Republic

Respondent

Ruling

1. The Applicant Benard Ouma Gumba was charged and convicted of the offence of grievous harm, contrary to section 234 of the Penal Code in Winam SPM Cr. Case No. E037 of 2023. He was sentenced on 7th March, 2023 to serve 3 years imprisonment. He now applies for review of his sentence under the provisions of the Community Service Order.

2. I have perused the sentence review report dated 11th August 2023 and I find that the same is favourable to the Applicant. I thus pursuant to the provisions of Section 3 of the Community Service Order No. 8 of 2018 hereby review the Applicant’s sentence and I do hereby issue a Community Service Order assigning him community service work at Kisumu Law Courts for a period of 8 months.

3. The Applicant shall be supervised by the head of station Kisumu Law Courts during the said period.

DELIVERED, SIGNED AND DATED AT KISUMU THIS 18THDAY OF OCTOBER, 2023. MWANAISHA S. SHARIFFJUDGE