1. The Applicant JOHN MAINA NDIRANGU has filed an application seeking to have the period which he spent in pre-sentence custody factored in his sentence.
2. This is a matter in which the applicant has exhausted all the avenues of appeal. The Applicant filed an appeal in the High Court being HC CR Appeal No. 20 of 2017 . Vide a judgement delivered on 26 th July 2017 the appeal was dismissed.
3. The applicant moved to the court of Appeal vide Criminal Appeal No.1 24 of 2017 . That appeal was also dismissed in its entirety vide the judgment delivered on 24 th August 2023 .
4. Article 165 (6) of the Constitution of Kenya 2010 provides that
“The High Court has supervisory jurisdiction over the Subordinate courts and over any person body or authority exercising a Judicial or quasi-judicial function but not over a superior court .” [Own emphasis]
5. This Court cannot vary and/or alter the judgment of the court of Appeal. This application is therefore a non-starter and is hereby struck out. No
orders on costs.
Dated in Nyeri this 31 st day of July 2026.
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2. This is a matter in which the applicant has exhausted all the avenues of appeal. The Applicant filed an appeal in the High Court being HC CR Appeal No. 20 of 2017 . Vide a judgement delivered on 26 th July 2017 the appeal was dismissed.
3. The applicant moved to the court of Appeal vide Criminal Appeal No.1 24 of 2017 . That appeal was also dismissed in its entirety vide the judgment delivered on 24 th August 2023 .
4. Article 165 (6) of the Constitution of Kenya 2010 provides that
“The High Court has supervisory jurisdiction over the Subordinate courts and over any person body or authority exercising a Judicial or quasi-judicial function but not over a superior court .” [Own emphasis]
5. This Court cannot vary and/or alter the judgment of the court of Appeal. This application is therefore a non-starter and is hereby struck out. No
orders on costs.
Dated in Nyeri this 31 st day of July 2026.
HC CRIMINAL REVISION NO. E020/2026 RULING Page 2 of 2