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Kenya's Court of Appeal quashed a robbery conviction because the only evidence identifying the accused was weak, night-time recognition test

A Kenyan magistrate convicted a man of grievous harm, ruling that night identification by a familiar neighbour, supported by other evidence,

Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed that the mandatory death sentence still applies to robbery with violence, and dismissed the appellants' ap

Kenya's Court of Appeal reduced a murder conviction to manslaughter and cut a 30-year sentence to 20 years because intent to kill was never

A Kenyan court acquitted a man of grievous harm because the medical report lacked justification and night-time identification of the attacke

A Makindu court convicted a man of defiling a 12-year-old girl after her testimony, medical records, and reliable identification proved the

Kenya's Court of Appeal dismissed a defilement appeal, confirming the 20-year sentence and that second appeals only question law, not facts.

A Mombasa court convicted a phone thief but refused to rely on police claims he was a 'notorious criminal' — only the evidence mattered.

Kenya's Court of Appeal upheld one man's murder conviction but freed his co-accused because evidence linking him to a stolen phone was too w

A Lamu court acquitted a man of stock theft and resisting arrest because weak night identification and contradictory police testimony left r

Kenya's Court of Appeal upheld a robbery conviction and death sentence, confirming that stolen goods found with a suspect shift the burden t

Kenya's Court of Appeal upheld a couple's murder convictions and 30-year sentences, confirming that daylight recognition of known attackers

A Lamu magistrate convicted a man of rape and assault, ruling that the victim's testimony plus medical evidence proved the offences beyond r

Kenya's Court of Appeal upheld a murder conviction but replaced the death sentence with 30 years in prison, confirming death penalty is no l

Kenya's Court of Appeal upheld two robbery convictions, ruling that eyewitness identification was reliable and that refusing an identificati

Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed that being found with stolen goods the day after a robbery can sustain a conviction even when identificati

Kenya's Court of Appeal freed a man convicted of robbery because night-time identification evidence was too unreliable to support a safe con

A Makindu court convicted a man of defiling a seven-year-old boy, ruling that age, penetration and identification were proven even with a wr

Kenya's Court of Appeal upheld three murder convictions and 25-year sentences, ruling that recognition of known acquaintances is reliable ev

A Makindu court acquitted a man of attempted murder because prosecutors couldn't prove he meant to kill, or even that he was there.

Kenya's Court of Appeal freed a man convicted of robbery and rape because witness identification at night, without a description or parade,

Kenya's Court of Appeal upheld a robbery conviction, ruling that a single witness's identification is valid when carefully tested and backed

A Lamu court acquitted a man of grievous harm because the victim could not reliably be shown to have identified him at night.

Kenya's Court of Appeal freed two men convicted of robbery because vague torchlight identification and unproven ownership of household items