Ekai v Republic (Criminal Application E081 of 2025) [2025] KECA 1920 (KLR) (18 November 2025) (Ruling)
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- 1920
- Citation
- [2025] KECA 1920 (KLR)
- Decided
- 18 November 2025
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TypeCriminal AppealPostureApplication for leave to appeal out of timeCoramM. GACHOKA C.Arb, FCIArb.
Holding
The application is dismissed as the applicant took seven years to lodge the application and there is inordinate delay.
Facts
The applicant, Philip Esinyen Ekai, was charged with robbery with violence and sentenced to death by the Naivasha High Court. He appealed but the appeal was dismissed. The applicant now seeks leave to appeal out of time.
Issues
- Whether the applicant is entitled to leave to appeal out of time
- Whether the applicant's delay in lodging the application is justified
Reasoning
The court considered the length of delay and the reasons for it, concluding that the applicant's delay is inordinate and not justified.
Outcome
Application dismissed
Authorities cited
Cases cited (1)
- Karny Zahrya & another vs. Shalom Levi [2018] eKLR
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