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Kenya's Court of Appeal upheld a murder conviction and 30-year sentence, ruling that minor witness inconsistencies don't undermine otherwise

Kenya's Court of Appeal gave an unrepresented prisoner four extra years to file his appeal, ruling incarceration should not block access to

Kenya's Court of Appeal reinstated a death-row inmate's appeal he had withdrawn based on a mistaken belief about resentencing rules.

Kenya's Court of Appeal upheld a life sentence for defilement of an 8-year-old, ruling that even slight penetration proves the offence.

Kenya's Court of Appeal upheld a life sentence for defilement, confirming that life imprisonment under the Sexual Offences Act remains lawfu

Kenya's Court of Appeal at Nyeri allowed a prisoner to appeal out of time, accepting that incarceration and difficulty accessing court recor

Kenya's Court of Appeal gave a death-row inmate a second chance to appeal despite a four-year delay, showing courts prioritise substantial j

Kenya's Court of Appeal allowed a late criminal appeal because missing judgment documents convincingly explained the delay.

Kenya's Court of Appeal let a convicted prisoner appeal late and without paying fees, putting fair access to justice above strict procedure.

Kenya's Court of Appeal refused to hear a four-years-late appeal because the applicant never satisfactorily explained the delay, even though

Kenya's Court of Appeal allowed a prisoner to appeal his 40-year sentence four months late, accepting his family's inability to afford lawye

Kenya's Court of Appeal refused to revive a six-year-delayed appeal because prisoners can file appeal notices for free without a lawyer.

Kenya's Court of Appeal upheld a defilement conviction but replaced the mandatory life sentence with 30 years, confirming judges can depart

Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed that if you plead guilty after proper court warnings, you can almost never appeal the conviction itself.

Kenya's Court of Appeal reduced a life sentence to 15 years, ruling that guilty-plea plea bargains should earn reduced sentences unless circ

Kenya's Court of Appeal gave a robbery convict a second chance to appeal, showing courts will extend filing deadlines when delays are explai

Kenya's Court of Appeal ruled a High Court cannot upgrade a conviction or impose a harsher sentence on appeal without first warning the accu

Kenya's Court of Appeal dismissed a convicted person's bid for bail pending appeal, confirming that illness and hardship alone are not enoug

Kenya's Court of Appeal upheld a murder conviction but replaced the death sentence with 30 years in prison.

Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed judges can reduce mandatory minimum sentences for sexual offences, cutting this appellant's term from 20 t

Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed a life sentence for defilement, ruling that a victim's believable testimony alone can sustain a conviction

Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed that second appeals can only challenge legal errors, so a life sentence for defilement of a child stands.

Kenya's Court of Appeal upheld a defilement conviction and life sentence, confirming that second appeals only challenge legal errors, not fa

Kenya's Court of Appeal upheld a 30-year murder sentence, confirming that dying declarations and circumstantial evidence can sustain a convi