31 Aug 2026
Appeal dismissed in a commission dispute. The High Court held the appellant failed to prove the client had not paid and that no prejudice arose from the Kiswahili translation complaint.
1 Jan 2026
The prosecution proved beyond reasonable doubt that the appellant, as supervisor, stole the specified amounts from the businesses, corroborated by his own admissions and documentary evidence. The variance between the charge and evidence was immaterial and did not prejudice the appellant. The forfeiture order was lawfully made as the properties were proceeds of crime.
19 Mar 2025
Land appeal dismissed after the High Court found the appellant’s evidence contradictory and insufficient to prove ownership of the disputed one-acre plot.
13 Mar 2025
Appeal dismissed on conviction, but sentence reduced from five to two years after the court found the original term severe for a first offender.
10 Mar 2025
High Court dismissed a rape appeal, upheld conviction and 30-year sentence, and found the child victim’s testimony and medical evidence sufficient.
6 Mar 2025
The failure by the trial magistrate to administer an oath or affirmation to the respondent’s witnesses before they gave oral evidence during cross-examination constituted a fatal procedural irregularity, rendering the trial court proceedings, judgment, and decree invalid. The proper remedy is to nullify the proceedings from the point of irregularity and order a retrial before another magistrate.
24 Feb 2025
Appeal dismissed in armed robbery case; court upheld visual identification, caution statement evidence, and finding that the defence was considered.
24 Feb 2025
Appeal dismissed: charge sheet not defective, victim evidence accepted, no fatal hearsay or investigation gap, and life sentence upheld.
20 Feb 2025
Land appeal in which the High Court set aside tribunal proceedings because DW1 and DW2 testified without oath or affirmation.
22 Jan 2025
The prosecution proved the offence of unnatural offence beyond reasonable doubt through coherent and credible evidence from the victim and supporting witnesses, corroborated by medical examination. The appellant failed to prove impotence, and alleged contradictions in evidence were immaterial. Medical evidence established penetration but not identity; however, the appellant was caught at the scene, confirming identity.