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Criminal-law [2025] KEHC 9832 (KLR)

Hamu v Republic

Hamu v Republic [2025] KEHC 9832 (KLR)

The High Court allowed a defilement appeal, quashed the conviction and set aside a 20-year sentence after finding doubtful identification and contradictory evidence.

  • Defilement
  • Sexual-offences-act
  • Standard-of-proof
  • Identification-evidence
  • Contradictory-evidence
  • Corroboration
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Criminal-law [2025] KEHC 9857 (KLR)

Pelele v Republic

Pelele v Republic [2025] KEHC 9857 (KLR)

The High Court allowed an appeal against a defilement conviction, finding material contradictions in the evidence and insufficient proof of recent penetration.

  • Defilement
  • Sexual-offences-act
  • Proof-beyond-reasonable-doubt
  • Contradictory-evidence
  • Medical-evidence
  • Credibility-of-witnesses
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Criminal-law [2025] KEHC 9029 (KLR)

Etabale v Republic

Etabale v Republic [2025] KEHC 9029 (KLR)

The High Court in Kakamega allowed a criminal appeal against a robbery conviction, finding material contradictions and unsafe identification evidence.

  • Robbery-with-violence
  • Identification-evidence
  • Burden-of-proof
  • Contradictory-evidence
  • Criminal-law
  • Robbery
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Criminal-law [2025] KEHC 7590 (KLR)

Mutinda v Republic

Mutinda v Republic [2025] KEHC 7590 (KLR)

The High Court allowed a criminal appeal, quashing a defilement conviction after finding material contradictions in the prosecution evidence and lack of proof beyond reasonable doubt.

  • Defilement
  • Sexual-offences-act
  • Standard-of-proof
  • Credibility-of-witnesses
  • Contradictory-evidence
  • Criminal-appeal
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Criminal-law [2025] KECA 1004 (KLR)

Ali v Republic

Ali v Republic [2025] KECA 1004 (KLR)

The Court of Appeal quashed Mohammed Ali’s defilement conviction, finding key prosecution contradictions and an unreliable record left reasonable doubt.

  • Defilement
  • Sexual-offences-act
  • Credibility-of-witnesses
  • Contradictory-evidence
  • Standard-of-proof
  • Appellate-review
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Criminal-law [2025] KECA 731 (KLR)

Kiragu v Republic

Kiragu v Republic [2025] KECA 731 (KLR)

The Court of Appeal upheld George Kinyanjui Kiragu’s murder conviction and sentence, finding the prosecution proved the case and that any contradictions were minor.

  • Murder
  • Malice-aforethought
  • Sentencing-discretion
  • Contradictory-evidence
  • Burden-of-proof
  • Firearm-offences
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Criminal-law [2025] KEHC 5193 (KLR)

Republic v Langat & another

Republic v Langat & another [2025] KEHC 5193 (KLR)

The High Court at Nakuru found no prima facie case against two accused charged with murder and acquitted both under section 306(1) of the Criminal Procedure Code.

  • Murder
  • Prima-facie-case
  • Burden-of-proof
  • Contradictory-evidence
  • Criminal-procedure
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Criminal-law [2025] KEHC 5219 (KLR)

Maighacho v Republic

Maighacho v Republic [2025] KEHC 5219 (KLR)

The High Court allowed a criminal appeal against convictions for defilement and kidnapping, finding material contradictions in the prosecution evidence and quashing the sentence.

  • Defilement
  • Kidnapping
  • Sexual-offences-act
  • Credibility-of-witnesses
  • Burden-of-proof
  • Contradictory-evidence
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Criminal-law [2025] KEHC 3714 (KLR)

Ondieki v Republic

Ondieki v Republic [2025] KEHC 3714 (KLR)

The High Court allowed a defilement appeal, quashed the conviction, and set aside a 15-year sentence after finding major inconsistencies in the prosecution case.

  • Defilement
  • Sexual-offences-act
  • Credibility-of-witnesses
  • Contradictory-evidence
  • Voir-dire-examination
  • Burden-of-proof
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Criminal-law [2025] KEHC 6748 (KLR)

Adiedo v Republic

Adiedo v Republic [2025] KEHC 6748 (KLR)

High Court dismissed a criminal appeal against conviction for grievous harm, upheld a 10-year sentence, and rejected claims of a defective charge sheet and delayed arraignment.

  • Grievous-harm
  • Fair-trial-rights
  • Defective-charge-sheet
  • Contradictory-evidence
  • Sentencing-principles
  • Criminal-appeal
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