1. The Petitioner is William Ochieng Ogola. He is a convict in Siaya SPM SO 679/2016 for the offence of defilement contrary to Section 8(1) as read with Section 8(2) of the Sexual Offences Act and was sentenced to serve 20 years imprisonment on 21/11/017.
2. Vide his petition dated 13/3/2023, he seeks for sentence review because he has undergone rehabilitation in prison and is reformed, ready for reintegration into society.
3. The convict was sentenced to lawful term as per Section 8(3) of the Sexual Offences Act and following the decision of the Supreme Court in Criminal Petition E018/2023 which declared that minimum or mandatory sentences under the Sexual Offences Act to be lawful and constitutional and that the Muruatetu case only applied to murder cases, I find this petition dated 13/3/2023 to be devoid of any merit and the same is hereby dismissed.
4. Signal to issue.
5. This file is closed.
2. Vide his petition dated 13/3/2023, he seeks for sentence review because he has undergone rehabilitation in prison and is reformed, ready for reintegration into society.
3. The convict was sentenced to lawful term as per Section 8(3) of the Sexual Offences Act and following the decision of the Supreme Court in Criminal Petition E018/2023 which declared that minimum or mandatory sentences under the Sexual Offences Act to be lawful and constitutional and that the Muruatetu case only applied to murder cases, I find this petition dated 13/3/2023 to be devoid of any merit and the same is hereby dismissed.
4. Signal to issue.
5. This file is closed.