Kitheka Masila v Republic [2021] KEHC 9036 (KLR)
- Court
- High Court of Kenya
- Case number
- 9036
- Citation
- [2021] KEHC 9036 (KLR)
- Decided
- 23 February 2021
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TypeCriminal AppealPostureAppeal from conviction and sentenceCoramGEORGE DULU
Holding
The appeal is allowed, conviction and sentence quashed, and the Appellant is set at liberty.
Facts
The Appellant was charged with defilement of a 11-year-old girl, MWM, by intentionally causing his penis to penetrate her vagina. The Appellant denied the charge and was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment.
Issues
- Defectiveness of the charge sheet
- Massive contradictions and inconsistencies in the prosecution case
- Inability to prove defilement concussively
- Lack of corroboration of the prosecution's evidence
- Prosecution's failure to prove the case beyond reasonable doubt
- Harshness of the sentence
Reasoning
The court found the charge sheet to be defective, there were contradictions and inconsistencies in the prosecution's case, the prosecution failed to prove defilement concussively, the evidence was not corrobative, and the prosecution failed to prove the case beyond reasonable doubt.
Outcome
Appeal allowed, conviction and sentence quashed
Orders
- Quash the conviction and set aside the sentence
- Order the Appellant be set at liberty
Remedies
- Set at liberty unless otherwise lawfully held
Authorities cited
Legislation (2)
- Sexual Offences Act No 3 of 2006
- Evidence Act Cap 80
Cases cited (2)
- Evans Wanjala Wanyonyi v Republic (2019) eKLR
- Christopher Ochieng v Republic (2018) eKLR
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