Republic v Sylvester Wafula Makokha [2015] KEHC 1636 (KLR)
- Court
- High Court of Kenya
- Case number
- 1636
- Citation
- [2015] KEHC 1636 (KLR)
- Decided
- 19 October 2015
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TypeCriminalPostureAppeal from a conviction and sentenceCoramF. TUIYOTT
Holding
The court finds the confession inadmissible and acquits the accused of murder.
Facts
Manjongi Ouma Muviri died on May 1, 2012. Sylvester Wafula Makokha was charged with her murder. The prosecution presented evidence of a confession from Makokha, but the confession was deemed inadmissible due to improper police handling.
Issues
- admissibility of the accused's confession
- voluntariness of the confession
Reasoning
The court ruled that the confession was not made to a police officer of the appropriate rank and in the presence of a third party, violating the law's requirements for an out-of-court confession.
Outcome
Acquittal
Authorities cited
Legislation (1)
- Evidence (Out of Court Confession) Rules 2009
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