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Benard Ombuna v Republic [2019] KECA 994 (KLR)
Court of AppealBrief[2019] KECA 994 (KLR)2019-02-08Affirmed below…In that regard, the Supreme Court of India in Willie (William) Slaney vs. State of Madhya Pradesh [A.I.R…
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PW v Republic [2019] KECA 687 (KLR)
Court of AppealBrief[2019] KECA 687 (KLR)2019-06-06Affirmed below…court and charged with defilement. In John Mutua Munyoki - v- Republic [2017] eKLR, this Court stated that under the Sexual…
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Loldepe Lenangeri v Republic
Court of AppealBrief[2014] KECA 893 (KLR)2014-03-20Set aside in part…There was no conviction on the charge of defilement as particularized in Count I. We concur with the State that…
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Kinyaga v Republic (Criminal Appeal 10 of 2016) [2021] KECA 220 (KLR)
Court of AppealBrief[2021] KECA 220 (KLR)2021-12-03Affirmed below…Republic [2016] eKLR, the Court stated as follows: “ The importance of proving the age of a victim of defilement under…
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Zakayo Olukuwe Sikuku v Republic [2019] KECA 528 (KLR)
Court of AppealBrief[2019] KECA 528 (KLR)2019-06-28Set aside in part…In view of the large variance of the dates, the date of defilement was, contrary to the finding of the…
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Morris Mutie Thomas v Republic [2016] KECA 618 (KLR)
Court of AppealBrief[2016] KECA 618 (KLR)2016-04-22Affirmed below…appellant medically with SJ’s defilement. As this Court stated in George Kioji v Republic, CR APP. No. 270 of…
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Williamson Sowa Mbwanga v Republic [2016] KECA 147 (KLR)
Court of AppealBrief[2016] KECA 147 (KLR)2016-02-26Affirmed below…As the Court of Appeal of Uganda rightly stated, in the sexual offence of defilement, the slightest penetration of the…
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Mwachongo v Republic (Criminal Appeal 65 of 2015) [2016] KECA 521 (KLR)
Court of AppealBrief[2016] KECA 521 (KLR)2016-05-27Affirmed below…The importance of proving the age of a victim of defilement under the Sexual Offences Act by cogent evidence cannot…
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Paul Syengo Musyoka v Republic [2019] KECA 987 (KLR)
Court of AppealBrief[2019] KECA 987 (KLR)2019-02-08Affirmed below…In his view, what DM referred to as ‘something’ could mean anything hence the offence of defilement was not established…
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Safari Charo Koyo v Republic [2017] KECA 243 (KLR)
Court of AppealBrief[2017] KECA 243 (KLR)2017-10-05Affirmed below…It follows that proof of partial penetration suffices to establish the offence of defilement. In our considered view the term…
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Jilo Abdalla Akare v Republic [2015] KECA 455 (KLR)
Court of AppealBrief[2015] KECA 455 (KLR)2015-07-31Affirmed below…As this Court stated in CHEMAGONG V. REPUBLIC (1984) KLR 213, 219: “A second appeal must be confined to points…
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Moses Mwarimbo Dau v Republic [2018] KECA 91 (KLR)
Court of AppealBrief[2018] KECA 91 (KLR)2018-12-06Affirmed below…He gave a sworn statement denying all the charges preferred against him. His version of events was that on the…
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Simon Ndugi Ngugi & another v Republic
Court of AppealBrief[2015] KECA 950 (KLR)2015-02-20Set aside in part…Stepehn Ndolo (PW5) which stated that PW1’s hymen was intact, concluded that the offence proved was only attempted defilement…
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Republic v Ali Abdi Sughor
MagistrateOriginal[2021] KEMC 11 (KLR)2021-10-28…Justice Majanja, in Peter Mokami Nahashon v Republic [2014] eKLR stated as follows on the ofience of Defilement: 13. A…
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Sekel v Republic (Criminal Appeal 27 of 2016) [2021] KECA 313 (KLR)
Court of AppealBrief[2021] KECA 313 (KLR)2021-12-17Affirmed below…He stated that PW4 had injuries to her outer part of the vagina; that there was neither evidence of penetration…
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Republic v Kajira (Sexual Offence 212 of 2019) [2026] KEMC 1 (KLR)
MagistrateBrief[2026] KEMC 1 (KLR)2026-01-15…Justice Majanja, in Peter Mokami Nahashon Vrs Republic [2014] e KLR, stated as follows on the ofience of Defilement: 13…
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Obiri v Republic (Criminal Appeal 279 of 2011) [2014] KECA 598 (KLR)
Court of AppealBrief[2014] KECA 598 (KLR)2014-05-09Affirmed below…In KARINGO VS REPUBLIC (1982) KLR 219, this Court stated the principle underpinning section 361 of the Criminal Procedure Code…
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Stephen Cheruiyot Melly v Republic [2019] KECA 394 (KLR)
Court of AppealBrief[2019] KECA 394 (KLR)2019-06-28Reversed below…Kapsabet for two offences namely, in count 1 – Defilement in violation of section 8(1) as read with section 8…
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Republic v Kilango (Sexual Offence 3 of 2019) [2025] KEMC 288 (KLR)
MagistrateBrief[2025] KEMC 288 (KLR)2025-11-27Affirmed below…What is attempted defilement" It can safely be stated to be the unsuccessful defilement. For a successful prosecution of an…
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Republic v Hussein alias Fahim Pilipili alias Bampiri Junior (Sexual Offence E001 of 2025) [2025] KEMC 207 (KLR)
MagistrateBrief[2025] KEMC 207 (KLR)2025-09-04…In the brief cross examination the victim stated that they met on the road and that the accused had the…