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Joseph Wango Omondi v Republic [2021] KEHC 5490 (KLR)

[2021] KEHC 5490 (KLR) High Court of Kenya
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Court
High Court of Kenya
Case number
5490
Citation
[2021] KEHC 5490 (KLR)
Decided
30 June 2021
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TypeSentence Review ApplicationPostureApplication for resentencing struck outCoramR.E. ABURILI
Holding

The application is incompetent and is hereby struck out.

Facts

The applicant, Joseph Wango Omondi, sought a sentence review in Ukwala Principal Magistrates' Court Criminal Case No. 531 of 2015.

Issues

  1. Incompetence of the application due to lack of an affidavit supporting the request for resentencing.
  2. The affidavit in the court file was not sworn.

Reasoning

The court found the application incompetent due to the lack of an affidavit supporting the request for resentencing and the affidavit in the court file was not sworn.

Outcome

The application is struck out.

Orders

  • The applicant is at liberty to file a fresh proper petition/application for consideration on merits.
  • File closed.
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