Otieno v Republic [2023] KEHC 27477 (KLR)

Otieno v Republic (Criminal Revision E099 of 2023) [2023] KEHC 27477 (KLR) (18 October 2023) (Ruling)

Neutral citation: [2023] KEHC 27477 (KLR)

Republic of Kenya

In the High Court at Kisumu

Criminal Revision E099 of 2023

MS Shariff, J

October 18, 2023

Between

Billy Rolex Otieno

Applicant

and

Republic

Respondent

Ruling

1. The Applicant Billy Rolex Otieno was charged and convicted of the offence of stealing by agent contrary to Section 283 (b) of the Penal Code in Winam SPM Cr. Case No. E559 of 2022. He was sentenced on 12th 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 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 Law Courts for a period of 4 months.

3. The Applicant shall be supervised by the head of station Winam Law Courts during the said period.

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