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Ohito v Republic [2025] KEHC 10545 (KLR)
The High Court upheld a defilement conviction but changed consecutive sentences to run concurrently, finding the prosecution proved age, penetration, and identity.
Republic v Wanjala [2025] KEHC 9725 (KLR)
The court found that the prosecution proved beyond reasonable doubt that Evans Juma Wanjala murdered SAN. The evidence included uncontroverted proof of death by asphyxia secondary to strangulation and defilement, as established by the postmortem report. The DNA analysis conclusively linked the accused to the sexual assault of the deceased, and the pattern of similar offences, together with the accused's confession, established a modus operandi consistent with serial predatory behaviour. The court held that the circumstantial evidence formed a complete chain pointing to the accused as the perp…
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Giteli v Republic [2025] KECA 1085 (KLR)
The Court of Appeal dismissed a criminal appeal against defilement convictions, finding the complainants’ ages, penetration, and identification proved.
BOK v Republic [2025] KEHC 6769 (KLR)
The High Court found that the prosecution proved all elements of defilement beyond reasonable doubt. The complainant’s testimony, corroborated by his brother and medical evidence, established penetration as defined under the Sexual Offences Act. The court held that minor discrepancies in witness statements did not undermine the prosecution’s case, as they were not material or prejudicial. The identification of the appellant was by recognition, given his close relationship with the victim and other witnesses. The appellant’s claims of fabrication and disability were unsupported and raised only…
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Odungi v Republic [2025] KECA 717 (KLR)
The Court of Appeal upheld a defilement conviction, finding penetration, identification, and corroborating medical evidence proved beyond reasonable doubt.
Gitonga v Republic [2025] KECA 595 (KLR)
The Court of Appeal dismissed a second appeal against a defilement conviction, holding that age, penetration, and identification were proved beyond reasonable doubt.
Were v Republic [2025] KECA 542 (KLR)
The Court of Appeal, in a second appeal, is limited to considering matters of law only and cannot interfere with a mandatory statutory sentence that has been upheld by the first appellate court, especially when the issue of sentence was not raised in the first appeal.
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Kayugira alias Baba Pina v Republic [2025] KEHC 2417 (KLR)
The High Court dismissed a criminal appeal against a conviction for defilement, upholding the 30-year sentence after finding the evidence proved partial penetration and identification.
Ombiro v Republic [2025] KECA 463 (KLR)
The Court of Appeal, on a second appeal, lacks jurisdiction to interfere with the mandatory minimum sentence of life imprisonment imposed for the offence of defilement of a child aged eleven years or less, as severity of sentence is a matter of fact and the relevant statute prescribes the sentence.
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Sinda v Republic [2025] KECA 484 (KLR)
The court determined that the conviction was safe as the appellant was properly identified and his alibi defence was effectively dislodged by credible evidence. Furthermore, the court affirmed the mandatory nature of the life imprisonment sentence for defilement under the Sexual Offences Act, citing recent Supreme Court jurisprudence that mandatory sentences are legally prescribed and trial courts have no discretion but to impose them.
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