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A Mombasa court convicted a bar owner of trafficking 12 Nepalese women for exploitation, proving that helping at any stage of trafficking is

A Kenyan reservist who lost his rifle to burglars was acquitted because theft by an intruder is not the same as criminal negligence.

A Nairobi court convicted an MCA for soliciting and taking a KSh 280,000 bribe, but acquitted his colleague because receiving money alone is

A Lamu court dismissed a son's challenge to his family's property sale, ruling the buyers were protected innocent purchasers and the lawsuit

A Kenyan court denied bail to two foreigners facing serious charges because their weak ties to Kenya made them genuine flight risks.

A Hola court acquitted a man of goat theft and housebreaking because investigators failed to produce the stolen items and left too many gaps

A Kenyan court convicted a man of attempted defilement, clarifying exactly what prosecutors must prove even when the crime is not completed.

A Nairobi court ordered a parent to pay a school Kshs 470,087 in unpaid fees plus interest and costs, because he never disputed the debt.

A Kenyan court acquitted a man of property damage because prosecutors didn't prove his guilt beyond reasonable doubt.

A Hola court declared a Tana River plot owner the rightful owner and ordered the occupier evicted, but denied him costs for skipping the dem

A Kenyan court ordered a US-based plaintiff to deposit Ksh. 1 million as security before her lawsuit could continue, protecting the defendan

A Kenyan court convicted an accused of the lesser charge of common assault because prosecutors never brought medical evidence proving the vi

A Hola court convicted a man of housebreaking and stealing based on one eyewitness who saw him leaving a neighbour's house with the stolen i

A Kenyan court acquitted a man of assault because the complainant never actually saw her attacker—mob arrests and shaky identification are n

Two Ministry of Education officials were convicted for falsifying accounts of public funds, but forgery charges over fuel receipts failed fo