1) The Applicant was convicted for the offence of murder by Hon. Justice Andayi W. F. on 17 th December 2024. Subsequently, the Learned Judge sentenced the Applicant to serve 30 years imprisonment on 25 th February, 2025.
2) In this application the Applicant avers that he was arrested for the offence herein on 19/3/2020 and that his trial ended on 3/4/2025, a period of 5 years later.
3) The Applicant also avers that his sentence of 30 years is tantamount to life imprisonment. In this regard, the Applicant pointed out that at the time his sentence was pronounced he was aged 36 years.
4) This court, however, has no jurisdiction to review a sentence rendered by a court of concurrent jurisdiction. Doing so would be akin to this sitting on Appeal on the Judgment of my brother Justice Andayi W. F.
5) This Application is, therefore, dismissed for want of jurisdiction.
Dated, signed and delivered at online via MS Teams this 23 rd day of June 2026.
Hon. P. K. Rotich
JUDGE
In the presence
Mr. Sirima for DPP
Applicant in person
CA - Kipchirchir
2) In this application the Applicant avers that he was arrested for the offence herein on 19/3/2020 and that his trial ended on 3/4/2025, a period of 5 years later.
3) The Applicant also avers that his sentence of 30 years is tantamount to life imprisonment. In this regard, the Applicant pointed out that at the time his sentence was pronounced he was aged 36 years.
4) This court, however, has no jurisdiction to review a sentence rendered by a court of concurrent jurisdiction. Doing so would be akin to this sitting on Appeal on the Judgment of my brother Justice Andayi W. F.
5) This Application is, therefore, dismissed for want of jurisdiction.
Dated, signed and delivered at online via MS Teams this 23 rd day of June 2026.
Hon. P. K. Rotich
JUDGE
In the presence
Mr. Sirima for DPP
Applicant in person
CA - Kipchirchir