Mbugua v Republic [2025] KEHC 611 (KLR)

Mbugua v Republic (Criminal Revision E097 of 2024) [2025] KEHC 611 (KLR) (30 January 2025) (Ruling)

Neutral citation: [2025] KEHC 611 (KLR)

Republic of Kenya

In the High Court at Nakuru

Criminal Revision E097 of 2024

PN Gichohi, J

January 30, 2025

Between

Stephen Mbugua

Applicant

and

Republic

Respondent

Ruling

1. This file has been brought up for Revision in order to decongest the Nakuru GK prison.

2. The Applicant (Stephen Mbugua) was charged in Molo MCCR E2562 of 2023 with the offence of Making charcoal in a public forest contrary to 67 (1) (e) of the Forest Conservation and Management Act 2016.

3. The particulars are that on the 23rd day of November, 2023 at Londiani Forest Block Area in Londiani Sub – County within Kericho County you were found making charcoal therein valued at Ksh.30,000/= unlawfully without authority from Kenya Forest Service.

4. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to pay a fine of Ksh.50,000/= in default one (1) year imprisonment.

5. The Sentence Review Report by the Probation officer, Molo dated 16th December, 2024 has now confirmed that the Applicant has fully served his sentence.

6. In the circumstances the application has been overtaken by events and file marked as closed.

DATED, SIGNED AND DELIVERED AT NAKURU THIS 30TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025. PATRICIA GICHOHIJUDGEIn the presence of:Ms Emma Okok for RespondentRuto - Court Assistant