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The Court of Appeal kept a 20-year defilement sentence but ordered that time the appellant spent in custody during trial be counted towards

Kenya's Court of Appeal freed a man sentenced to death for murder because his trial ignored mandatory mental-health procedures, confirming t

Kenya's Court of Appeal ruled a criminal appeal decided by a wrongly appointed judge counts for nothing, but the appellant still faces a fre

Kenya's Court of Appeal dismissed Stanley Mathenge Karani's appeal, confirming his life sentence for defilement, showing minor contradiction

Kenya's Court of Appeal freed a man convicted of robbery because witnesses only identified him in court without a proper identification para

Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed that a robbery conviction can stand even without the weapon produced, and second appeals only review legal

Kenya's Court of Appeal upheld a robbery conviction, ruling a missing charge sheet caused no prejudice but tracker dog evidence alone cannot

Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed that one witness identifying an accused by torch light and voice can sustain a robbery conviction.

Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed that a witness can convict someone they recognized by voice and torch light, even without other eyewitness

Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed that a theft conviction can stand even when the stolen goods themselves are never produced in court.

Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed a murder conviction and 20-year sentence, ruling that minor witness inconsistencies and a missing murder w

Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed that partial penetration proves defilement, victim testimony alone can convict, and life sentences under t

The Court of Appeal upheld a life sentence for defilement, ruling second appeals can only challenge legal errors, not re-examine evidence or

Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed that a life sentence for defiling a child stands because Parliament set that penalty and judges cannot red

Kenya's Court of Appeal allowed a prisoner to appeal eleven years late, holding that a plausible reason and a timely notice of appeal can ex

Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed a 15-year gang defilement conviction, ruling a birth certificate is not required to prove a victim's age.

Kenya's Court of Appeal upheld a 20-year defilement conviction but ordered that time spent in remand be deducted from the sentence.

Kenya's Court of Appeal upheld a murder conviction but replaced the death sentence with 25 years' imprisonment, confirming premeditation def

Kenya's Court of Appeal upheld a 45-year murder sentence but ordered that time spent in remand custody must count toward the prison term.

Kenya's Court of Appeal upheld a 15-year manslaughter sentence, confirming convictions can rest on circumstantial evidence and dying declara

Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed that on a second appeal it cannot reduce a mandatory minimum defilement sentence, so the twenty-year term

Kenya's Environment and Land Court confirmed that when parties fail to agree on consented costs, a taxing master must tax the bill, not decl

The Environment and Land Court dismissed a landowner's attempt to overturn a Minister's land appeal decision, confirming that judicial revie

Kenya's Court of Appeal dismissed a defilement appeal, confirming that 20-year minimum sentences under the Sexual Offences Act remain lawful