Gwendo v Republic [2022] KEHC 14582 (KLR)

Gwendo v Republic (Miscellaneous Criminal Application E070 of 2021) [2022] KEHC 14582 (KLR) (27 October 2022) (Ruling)

Neutral citation: [2022] KEHC 14582 (KLR)

Republic of Kenya

In the High Court at Kisumu

Miscellaneous Criminal Application E070 of 2021

RE Aburili, J

October 27, 2022

Between

John Gwendo

Applicant

and

Republic

Respondent

(Application for sentence reduction in a conviction and sentence in Maseno SPM’s Criminal Case No. 11 of 2017)

Ruling

1. The Applicant is John Gwendo. He filed this application on 11/8/2021 seeking for reduction of sentence in a conviction and sentence under Section 8(3) of the Sexual Offences Act.

2. He has never supplied this court with copies of proceedings and judgment in the trial court despite several directions given by the court herein.

3. The applicant can get in touch with his family members to assist him get proceedings. He has also never written to the trial court seeking for proceedings. It is not clear whether he appealed or not.

4. I find this application devoid of any material and substance. It is hereby dismissed.

5. File closed.

DATED, SIGNED AND DELIVERED AT KISUMU THIS 27THDAY OF OCTOBER, 2022R.E. ABURILIJUDGE