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Criminal-law [2026] KEHC 4940 (KLR)

Githiga v Republic

Githiga v Republic (Criminal Appeal E018 of 2025) [2026] KEHC 4940 (KLR) (16 April 2026) (Judgment)

The High Court dismissed a rape appeal, holding that the complainant’s intellectual disability meant she lacked capacity to consent and the 20-year sentence was proper.

  • Sexual-offences
  • Rape
  • Consent
  • Mental-disability
  • Sentencing
  • Criminal-appeal
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Criminal-law [2025] KECA 2283 (KLR)

Kimai Ndiema Maru v Republic

The Court of Appeal quashed Maru’s rape conviction, holding the charge was defective for omitting lack of consent and the evidence did not prove rape beyond reasonable doubt.

  • Rape
  • Consent
  • Defective-charge-sheet
  • Sufficiency-of-evidence
  • Fair-trial-rights
  • Second-appeal-review
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Criminal-law [2025] KEHC 10156 (KLR)

Lekudere v Republic

Lekudere v Republic [2025] KEHC 10156 (KLR)

The High Court upheld Fred Lekudere’s rape conviction and 10-year sentence, finding the complainant credible and the evidence sufficient despite his denial.

  • Sexual-offences
  • Rape
  • Evidence-evaluation
  • Consent
  • Medical-corroboration
  • Sentencing-guidelines
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Criminal-law [2025] KEHC 10096 (KLR)

Obara v Republic

Obara v Republic [2025] KEHC 10096 (KLR)

The High Court allowed a criminal appeal against a rape conviction, finding penetration and identity proved but not lack of consent beyond reasonable doubt.

  • Sexual-offences
  • Rape
  • Consent
  • Burden-of-proof
  • Evidence-evaluation
  • Criminal-appeal
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Constitutional-law [2025] KEHC 10006 (KLR)

LO v Stellan Consult Limited t/a Parents Africa, alias Parents Magazine alias Parents Africa Magazine

LO v Stellan Consult Limited t/a Parents Africa, alias Parents Magazine alias Parents Africa Magazine [2025] KEHC 10006 (KLR)

The High Court dismissed a petition alleging unconstitutional publication of a survivor’s videos, finding the key issue of consent was disputed and unproven on affidavit evidence.

  • Right-to-privacy
  • Human-dignity
  • Personality-rights
  • Consent-in-media-publication
  • Data-protection
  • Commercial-exploitation-of-image
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Criminal-law [2025] KEHC 7811 (KLR)

Asava v Republic

Asava v Republic [2025] KEHC 7811 (KLR)

The High Court at Vihiga dismissed a criminal appeal against a rape conviction, holding that the complainant’s evidence was credible and supported by medical evidence.

  • Sexual-offences
  • Rape
  • Evidence-evaluation
  • Burden-of-proof
  • Consent
  • Sentencing-guidelines
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Criminal-law [2025] KEHC 1630 (KLR)

Emodo v Republic

Emodo v Republic [2025] KEHC 1630 (KLR)

The High Court allowed a criminal appeal and quashed a defilement conviction after finding the trial court failed to properly consider the accused’s mistake-of-age defence.

  • Defilement
  • Sexual-offences-act
  • Mistake-of-age-defence
  • Burden-of-proof
  • Consent
  • Reasonable-belief
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Criminal-law [2025] KEHC 6758 (KLR)

Mahera v Republic

Mahera v Republic [2025] KEHC 6758 (KLR)

The High Court allowed a criminal appeal against a rape conviction, holding that the prosecution had not proved rape beyond reasonable doubt.

  • Sexual-offences
  • Rape
  • Burden-of-proof
  • Identification-of-accused
  • Medical-evidence
  • Consent
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Constitutional-law [2024] KEHC 14003 (KLR)

Grain Industries Limited v Mbuvu & another

Grain Industries Limited v Mbuvu & another [2024] KEHC 14003 (KLR)

The High Court dismissed Grain Industries Limited’s appeal, upholding liability and Kshs. 1,000,000 compensation for unlawful use of a woman’s image without consent under the Data Protection Act.

  • Data-protection
  • Right-to-privacy
  • Consent-requirements
  • Compensation-for-data-breach
  • Fair-administrative-action
  • Commercial-use-of-personal-data
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Civil-procedure [2024] KEHC 13703 (KLR)

Credit Watch Investment Limited v Mbugua & 2 others

Credit Watch Investment Limited v Mbugua & 2 others [2024] KEHC 13703 (KLR)

The High Court dismissed an appeal against an ODPC decision, holding that a lender violated data protection rights by using respondents’ data without consent.

  • Data-protection
  • Right-to-privacy
  • Damages-for-distress
  • Digital-credit-providers
  • Data-controller-obligations
  • Consent-in-data-processing
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