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JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
This is the second appeal from the judgment and orders of the Senior Principal Magistrate sitting at Eldoret (R.M. Mutitu) dated 13th May, 1993.
The appellant was convicted on his own plea of guilty on the offence of defilement of a young girl aged 3 years contrary to Section 145(1) of the Penal Code. He was sentenced to Eight (8) years imprisonment together with seven (7) strokes of the cane. The offence carries maximum of life imprisonment with hard labour.
The plea of guilty was unequivocal and therefore the appellant had no right of appeal against conviction. So the appeal against conviction has no merit. We hereby dismiss it.
With regard to the appellant's appeal against sentence this Court, sitting as it is on second appeal, it has no jurisdiction to interfere with the sentence imposed by Senior Principal Magistrate and the appeal rejected summarily by the Superior Court. The appeal against sentence also fails and it is hereby dismissed.
Dated and delivered at Nā¦