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Criminal Law [2025] KEHC 10536 (KLR)

Gacheru v Republic

Gacheru v Republic [2025] KEHC 10536 (KLR)

Court
High Court
Case number
Criminal Appeal E010 of 2024
Judge
TW Ouya

The court found that the prosecution proved all elements of the offence of defilement beyond reasonable doubt. The age of the complainant was established through oral testimony and production of a birth certificate. Penetration was corroborated by the complainant's detailed account and medical evidence of injury. The appellant was positively identified by the complainant and a witness who knew him. The trial court considered the appellant's defence but found it could not withstand the prosecution's strong evidence. The sentence of fifty years imprisonment was unlawful as the Sexual Offences A…

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  • Defilement
  • Sexual Offences Act
  • Sentencing Principles
  • Proof Of Age
  • Identification Of Accused
  • Burden Of Proof
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Criminal Law [2025] KEHC 10381 (KLR)

Makori & another v Republic

Makori & another v Republic [2025] KEHC 10381 (KLR)

Court
High Court
Case number
Criminal Appeal E016 of 2024
Judge
WA Okwany

Although the prosecution established that a violent robbery occurred and the complainant suffered harm, the evidence linking the appellants to the offence was wholly circumstantial and insufficient. The complainant could not identify his assailants, as their faces were masked, and the only evidence connecting the appellants was call data relating to a mobile phone allegedly stolen during the robbery. However, the prosecution failed to prove that the IMEI number used in the call data analysis belonged to the complainant, as this was not established through his testimony. Furthermore, the perso…

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  • Robbery With Violence
  • Circumstantial Evidence
  • Identification Of Accused
  • Burden Of Proof
  • Recent Possession
  • Failure To Call Material Witness
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Criminal Law [2025] KEHC 10078 (KLR)

Katana v Republic

Katana v Republic [2025] KEHC 10078 (KLR)

Court
High Court
Case number
Criminal Appeal E032 of 2023
Judge
JN Njagi

The High Court upheld a defilement conviction and 20-year sentence, finding the complainant credible, the voir dire sufficient, and the minimum sentence lawful.

  • Defilement
  • Voir Dire Examination
  • Mandatory Sentencing
  • Child Witness Evidence
  • Identification Of Accused
  • Voir-dire-examination
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Criminal Law [2025] KECA 1086 (KLR)

Kirui v Republic

Kirui v Republic [2025] KECA 1086 (KLR)

Court
Court of Appeal
Case number
Criminal Appeal 50 of 2019
Judges
JM Mativo, PM Gachoka, WK Korir

Court of Appeal dismissed a second criminal appeal, upholding a life sentence for defilement after finding the complainant’s age, penetration, and identity of the offender were proved.

  • Defilement
  • Sexual Offences Act
  • Mandatory Sentencing
  • Burden Of Proof
  • Identification Of Accused
  • Child Victims
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Criminal Law [2025] KEHC 8603 (KLR)

Republic v Okumu & another

Republic v Okumu & another [2025] KEHC 8603 (KLR)

Court
High Court
Case number
Criminal Appeal E063 of 2023
Judge
DK Kemei

High Court allowed the State’s appeal, set aside an acquittal, and convicted the two respondents for assault causing actual bodily harm.

  • Assault Causing Actual Bodily Harm
  • Burden Of Proof
  • Medical Evidence
  • Identification Of Accused
  • Assault-causing-actual-bodily-harm
  • Criminal-appeal
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Criminal Law [2025] KECA 1079 (KLR)

Ngeno v Republic

Ngeno v Republic [2025] KECA 1079 (KLR)

Court
Court of Appeal
Case number
Criminal Appeal 52 of 2019
Judges
JM Mativo, PM Gachoka, WK Korir

The Court of Appeal held that its jurisdiction on second appeal is confined to matters of law. The complainant's age was conclusively proved by the production of a birth certificate and corroborated by oral evidence, establishing she was 14 years old at the time of the offence. Penetration was established through the complainant's testimony and medical evidence, which confirmed injuries consistent with recent sexual activity. The appellant was properly identified as the perpetrator by both the complainant and her father, and his defence was found to be an afterthought. The failure to call W.…

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  • Sexual Offences
  • Defilement
  • Proof Of Age
  • Proof Of Penetration
  • Identification Of Accused
  • Failure To Call Witness
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Criminal Law [2025] KEHC 8639 (KLR)

Republic v Kirui

Republic v Kirui [2025] KEHC 8639 (KLR)

Court
High Court
Case number
Criminal Case E032 of 2020
Judge
HI Ong'udi

The High Court at Nakuru acquitted the accused of murder, finding the prosecution had not proved beyond reasonable doubt that he participated in the fatal assault.

  • Murder
  • Burden Of Proof
  • Alibi Defence
  • Identification Of Accused
  • Malice Aforethought
  • Criminal-law
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Criminal Law [2025] KEHC 8197 (KLR)

Mwangi v Republic

Mwangi v Republic [2025] KEHC 8197 (KLR)

Court
High Court
Case number
Criminal Appeal E025 of 2025
Judge
LN Mutende

High Court allowed a criminal appeal against a defilement conviction, quashing the sentence after finding contradictions in identification and inadequate reasons under section 124.

  • Sexual Offences
  • Defilement
  • Evidence Assessment
  • Identification Of Accused
  • Contradictions In Testimony
  • Criminal-appeal
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Criminal Law [2025] KEHC 7981 (KLR)

Kageliza v Republic

Kageliza v Republic [2025] KEHC 7981 (KLR)

Court
High Court
Case number
Criminal Appeal E003 of 2025
Judge
AN Ongeri

The High Court partly allowed a criminal appeal, quashing burglary and stealing convictions for lack of proof, but upholding conviction for suspected stolen property and reducing sentence to time served.

  • Burglary
  • Handling Suspected Stolen Property
  • Standard Of Proof
  • Identification Of Accused
  • Sentencing Principles
  • Criminal-appeals
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Criminal Law [2025] KEHC 7514 (KLR)

Motanya v Republic

Motanya v Republic [2025] KEHC 7514 (KLR)

Court
High Court
Case number
Criminal Appeal 182 of 2023
Judge
DR Kavedza

The conviction for defilement was unsafe because the prosecution failed to establish beyond reasonable doubt that the appellant was the perpetrator. Although the complainant's evidence and supporting documents established her age and the occurrence of penetration, the identification of the appellant as the offender was not sufficiently corroborated, especially given the delayed reporting and the birth of a child from the alleged defilement. The absence of DNA evidence, which was critical in linking the appellant to the offence under these circumstances, created reasonable doubt. The trial cou…

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  • Defilement
  • Sexual Offences Act
  • Dna Evidence
  • Burden Of Proof
  • Identification Of Accused
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