Koech & another v Republic [2025] KEHC 6014 (KLR)

Koech & another v Republic (Criminal Revision E057 of 2025) [2025] KEHC 6014 (KLR) (14 May 2025) (Ruling)

Neutral citation: [2025] KEHC 6014 (KLR)

Republic of Kenya

In the High Court at Eldoret

Criminal Revision E057 of 2025

RN Nyakundi, J

May 14, 2025

Between

Eunice Koech

1st Applicant

Gladys Chirchir

2nd Applicant

and

Republic

Respondent

Ruling

1. Following a plea of guilty the Applicant was convicted and sentenced to a fine of 50,000 in default 6 months for an offence of cutting and removing forest produce without authority contrary to Section 64 (1) of the Forest Conservation and Management Act 2016. She has now moved this court for a revision of that sentence in terms of Section 362 of the CPC as read with the community service order Act seeking non-custodial sentence.

2. I have read and considered the record and I am of the considered view that this is a fit case for review of the sentence and have it substituted with a non-custodial sentence of 1 month to be placed under C.S.O for 1 month at Chagaiya Dispensary. The Community Service Officer shall ensure compliance with the orders including giving credit to the period in question which shall be carried on at the Public Institution where this order shall apply.

GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND THE SEAL OF THIS COURT THIS 14TH DAY OF MAY 2025…………………………………R. NYAKUNDIJUDGE