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If a defendant has a mental health condition, the court must follow specific legal steps to ensure their rights are protected.

Possession of crime tools doesn't guarantee a harsh sentence; courts can reduce penalties if the original sentence was excessive.

Kenya's High Court upheld a robbery conviction, ruling that night-time recognition of an attacker counts if corroborated by unexplained poss

Kenya's Court of Appeal upheld a murder conviction and 30-year sentence, confirming that night-time recognition by multiple witnesses outwei

Kenya's High Court upheld a life sentence for defilement, confirming that strong victim testimony alone can sustain a conviction without cor

Kenya's High Court upheld a 20-year defilement sentence, confirming that a child's consent is never a legal defence.

The High Court upheld the conviction, confirming the appellant received a fair trial and retrials are not granted to fix weak evidence.

In criminal cases, failing to explain why you possess the weapon used in a crime can be enough for a conviction.

If you were deceived about a person's age, you may have a legal defense even if the other person lied to you.

Kenya's High Court upheld a 15-year robbery with violence conviction, ruling that a combined charge sheet defect and missing identification

Even if you are convicted of stealing a vehicle, the court can reduce a long prison sentence to probation based on your personal circumstanc

Kenya's High Court confirmed that claiming you already have KDF recruitment slots is a criminal fraud, not just a broken promise.

Kenya's High Court upheld a 50-year sentence for robbery with violence and rape, confirming convictions can rest on witness testimony alone.

Multiple witnesses and oral testimony can secure convictions, but contradictory statements from a victim can lead to charges being dropped.

A Kenyan police officer's bribery conviction survived even after the complainant changed his story, because recordings and other evidence co

The High Court in Malindi upheld a defilement conviction but increased the sentence from fifteen to twenty years because the victim was four

The High Court in Kilifi acquitted a man convicted of defilement because the child's accusation only came after she was beaten and lacked co

Physical identification and medical evidence are powerful tools that can successfully prove charges of defilement in Kenya.

Kenya's High Court upheld a 20-year defilement sentence, confirming that an unchallenged birth certificate alone can prove a child victim's

Kenya's High Court upheld a defilement conviction but cut the 30-year sentence to 20 years, the statutory minimum, and backdated it to the a

Kenya's Court of Appeal upheld a 20-year murder sentence, ruling that eyewitness relatives' testimony remains credible and a missing murder

Kenya's High Court in Makueni dismissed a defilement appeal, confirming that a birth certificate, medical evidence and daylight identificati