Ohuru v Republic [2023] KEHC 27621 (KLR)

Ohuru v Republic (Criminal Revision E090 of 2023) [2023] KEHC 27621 (KLR) (18 October 2023) (Ruling)

Neutral citation: [2023] KEHC 27621 (KLR)

Republic of Kenya

In the High Court at Kisumu

Criminal Revision E090 of 2023

MS Shariff, J

October 18, 2023

Between

Erick Onyango Ohuru

Applicant

and

Republic

Respondent

Ruling

1. The Applicant Erick Onyango Ohuru was charged and convicted of the offence of obtaining money by false pretenses contrary to Section 313 of the Penal Code in Winam SPM Cr. Case No. 103 of 2020. He was sentenced on 28th April, 2023 to serve 2 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 Winam Probation Station for a period of 6 months.

3. The Applicant shall be supervised by the Probation Officer, Winam Probation Office during the said period.

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