Kathu v Republic (Criminal Appeal 65 of 2020) [2023] KECA 250 (KLR) (3 March 2023) (Judgment)
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- 250
- Citation
- [2023] KECA 250 (KLR)
- Decided
- 3 March 2023
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TypeCriminal AppealPostureSecond AppealCoramAchode, A. K. Murgor, S. ole Kantai
Holding
The appeal is dismissed in its entirety.
Facts
The appellant, Isaac Kimanzi Kathu, was charged with delement (penetrating a child's vagina) on December 24, 2009. HB, a 15-year-old girl, testified that she was sexually violated by the appellant while sleeping with her sister in Wajir.
Issues
- Whether the concurrent findings of fact by the trial court and the first appellate court should be interfered with.
- Whether the appellant's defense of being framed is valid.
Reasoning
The court found HB's testimony consistent and corroborated by other witnesses. The concurrent findings of fact by the trial and first appellate courts were not based on no evidence or perversion of evidence. The appellant's defense of being framed was found to be without merit.
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
Authorities cited
Cases cited (2)
- Karani vs. Republic [2010] KLR 73
- Adan Muraguri Mungara v. Republic [2010] eKLR
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