Osewe v Republic [2024] KEHC 10217 (KLR)

Osewe v Republic (Criminal Revision E113 of 2024) [2024] KEHC 10217 (KLR) (12 August 2024) (Ruling)

Neutral citation: [2024] KEHC 10217 (KLR)

Republic of Kenya

In the High Court at Kisumu

Criminal Revision E113 of 2024

RE Aburili, J

August 12, 2024

Between

Isaack Omondi Osewe

Applicant

and

Republic

Respondent

Ruling

1. The applicant is a convict for the offence robbery with violence contrary to section 296(2) of the Penal Code and was sentenced to death which sentence was commuted to life imprisonment. he appealed vide Kisumu HCRA No. 100 of 2016 which appeal was dismissed. He appealed to the Court of Appeal vide CoA Criminal Appeal No. 116 OF 2022 which appeal was also dismissed and so he is before this court for sentence review because he has reformed after being in prison for 11 years and taken various steps to reform. That he has acquired life skills in prison.

2. The applicant prays for lenient sentence.

3. I have considered the application and the grounds and supporting statement. I do not find any material upon which this court can review the sentence imposed. The application dated July 1, 2024 is declined and dismissed.

4. Signal to issue.

5. This file is closed.

DATED, SIGNED AND DELIVERED AT KISUMU THIS 12TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2024R.E. ABURILIJUDGE