STANLEY CHERUIYOT LANGAT V. REPUBLIC

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

Before the High Court of Kenya at Kericho, (Ondeyo J.), the appellant was charged with murder contrary to section 203 as read with section 204 of the Penal Code Chapter 63 of the Laws of Kenya.

At the end of the trial, however, he was convicted of the lesser offence of manslaughter contrary to section 202(1) as read with section 205 of the same code and was sentenced to 41/2 years imprisonment. From that conviction and sentence, he has appealed to this Court.

The appellant, in person, initially filed twelve grounds of appeal. At the hearing before us on 16th September, 2002, he added some six new grounds. All these grounds turned primarily on the evidence given by prosecution witnesses against him, and, thereby, forming the basis of the conviction in the High Court.

In his submissions before us, the appellant reiterated his grounds of appeal and, particularly, attacked the evidence of PW3, PW6, and PW7. In essence, it was his complaint that these three witnesses were…