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Mutuma v Republic (Criminal Appeal 101 of 2018) [2025] KECA 1010 (KLR) (2 May 2025) (Judgment)

[2025] KECA 1010 (KLR) Court of Appeal
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Court
Court of Appeal
Case number
1010
Citation
[2025] KECA 1010 (KLR)
Decided
2 May 2025
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TypeCriminal AppealPostureSecond AppealCoramS. ole KANTAI, J. LESIIT, ALI-ARONI
Holding

The conviction and sentence are upheld.

Facts

The appellant was charged with delement contrary to section 8(1) of the Sexual Offences Act No. 3 of 2006 and an alternative charge of indecent act. The minor complainant testified that the appellant sodomized him in a shallow hole at KWS Camp.

Issues

  1. Whether the conviction and sentence were supported by the evidence
  2. Whether the appellant's defence was properly considered and rejected

Reasoning

The evidence overwhelmingly supported the minor's testimony, and the appellant's defence was rejected as untenable.

Outcome

Appeal dismissed in its entirety

Authorities cited

Legislation (1)
  • Sexual Offences Act No. 3 of 2006
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