(From the original conviction and sentence in Kisumu Chief Magistrate Criminal Case No. E108 of 2024)
1. The offender is a 20-year-old convict for the offence of being found in possession of narcotic drugs to wit, 200g of cannabis sativa. He pleaded guilty. The trial court fined him Kshs.10,000 in default to serve 12 months imprisonment on 15th May 2024. He is a first offender.
2. Sentence review report filed in court is in favour of Community Service Order but the offender is not willing to serve community service.
3. He has served 6 months of the 12 months’ imprisonment. The offender Prince Okoth Otieno is unless otherwise lawfully held, conditionally released from prison not to reoffend for the next 6 months. This is in the spirit of prison decongestion. Prison should never be for people who are willing to go there unless they commit offences deliberately so that they are committed to prison.
4. Signal to issue. File closed.
1. The offender is a 20-year-old convict for the offence of being found in possession of narcotic drugs to wit, 200g of cannabis sativa. He pleaded guilty. The trial court fined him Kshs.10,000 in default to serve 12 months imprisonment on 15th May 2024. He is a first offender.
2. Sentence review report filed in court is in favour of Community Service Order but the offender is not willing to serve community service.
3. He has served 6 months of the 12 months’ imprisonment. The offender Prince Okoth Otieno is unless otherwise lawfully held, conditionally released from prison not to reoffend for the next 6 months. This is in the spirit of prison decongestion. Prison should never be for people who are willing to go there unless they commit offences deliberately so that they are committed to prison.
4. Signal to issue. File closed.