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Ratemo v Republic (Criminal Appeal 305 of 2019) [2025] KECA 2303 (KLR) (19 December 2025) (Judgment)

[2025] KECA 2303 (KLR) Court of Appeal
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Court
Court of Appeal
Case number
2303
Citation
[2025] KECA 2303 (KLR)
Decided
19 December 2025
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TypeCriminal AppealPostureSecond AppealCoramLA ACHODE, Nagillah, Wakiaga
Holding

The appeal is dismissed in its entirety.

Facts

The appellant and two others were charged with robbery with violence and gang rape. The prosecution alleged that the appellant and his co-accused robbed and raped a victim named JIV1 on November 17-18, 2011.

Issues

  1. Whether the appellant was properly represented by counsel at the expense of the state.
  2. Whether the prosecution established a nexus between the appellant and his co-accused.
  3. Whether the conviction of the appellant was based on reliable evidence.

Reasoning

The court found that the prosecution established the elements of robbery with violence and that the appellant was correctly identified as one of the robbers. The court also found that the appellant was properly represented by counsel at the expense of the state.

Outcome

Appeal dismissed

Authorities cited

Cases cited (2)
  • Section 21 of the Penal Code
  • Republic v Tabulayenka s/o Kirya & others [1943] 10 EACA 51
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