Kenya Case Law

Ngeno v Republic

Court

Court of Appeal

Case number

Criminal Appeal 33 of 2017

Judge

["P Nyamweya", "FA Ochieng", "WK Korir"]

The Court of Appeal upheld Ngeno’s defilement conviction, found age and penetration proved, declined to fault omitted witnesses, and reduced life imprisonment to 40 years.

• Defilement
• Proof of age
• Penetration
• Recognition/identification
• Failure to call witnesses
• Second appeal scope