ANTHONY MUCHIRI KARANJA V. REPUBLIC

JUDGMENT

1. On January 26, 2018, the appellant, Anthony Muchiri Karanja was found guilty of committing an indecent act with a child contrary to S.11(1) of the Sexual Offences Act by Hon. Kituku, the then Principal Magistrate, Kiambu Law Courts. The appellant was sentenced to life imprisonment. He was dissatisfied with the outcome of the trial and preferred an appeal to the High Court of Kenya at Kiambu that resulted in his sentence being reduced to 25 years’ imprisonment by Majanja, J.

2. Undeterred, the appellant has now filed this appeal before us. In his homegrown Memorandum of Appeal, the appellant listed 5 grounds of appeal (the sixth one being a request for proceedings) which in sum boil down to the contention that there was insufficient evidence to warrant a conviction.

3. On February 21, 2022, the appeal came up before us for hearing where in a brief highlight, the appellant asked us to reduce his sentence with an undertaking that he would educate others when he gains his liberty. He refe…