Karueya Lentiya v Republic [2020] KEHC 6895 (KLR)

REPUBLIC OF KENYA

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KENYA

AT NANYUKI

CRIMINAL REVISION NO.67 OF 2020

KARUEYA LENTIYA.......................................................................APPLICANT

VERSUS

REPUBLIC....................................................................................RESPONDENT

(Revision of the Original Sentence dated 27. 11. 2018 in Nanyuki Criminal Case No.1156of 2018)

07. 04. 2020

Before Justice H P G Waweru

In Chambers

ORDER ON REVISION

1. I have examined the trial court record.

2. The convict hereinKARUEYA LENTIYA, was on 27. 11. 18 sentenced to two (2) years imprisonment for the offence of Stealing stock contrary to Section 278 of the Penal Code.

3.  Because of the current Coronavirus (COVID – 19) crisis in our country, and in an effort to de-congest the prisons, and in exercise of the powers of the Court under Article 159(2) of the Constitution and Sections 362 & 364 of the Criminal Procedure Code, I hereby set aside the sentence and substitute therefore the time already served. .

4. The convict shall therefore be set at liberty forthwith unless otherwise lawfully held.

5. It is so ordered.

DATED AT NANYUKI THIS 7TH DAY OF APRIL,  2020

H.P.G. WAWERU

JUDGE.

DEPUTY REGISTRAR

NANYUKI HIGH COURT