Kenyan case law

Republic v Wakhungu & 2 others (Anti-Corruption Case 31 of 2018) [2020] KEMC 9 (KLR) (Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes) (22 June 2020) (Judgment)

✦ The court found the accused persons guilty of uttering a false document, perjury, and fraudulent acquisition of public property.

Republic v Chege (Anti-Corruption Case 5 of 2013) [2020] KEMC 4 (KLR) (Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes) (29 May 2020) (Judgment)

✦ The accused is acquitted in Count 2 and sentenced to pay a fine of Kshs. 650,000 in default of one year imprisonment for Count 1, and a fine of Kshs. 650,000 in default of one year imprisonment for Count 11, with the sentences to run consecutively if not paid.

Republic v Ngumi (Anti-Corruption Case 5 of 2014) [2020] KEMC 1 (KLR) (Crim) (26 May 2020) (Judgment)

✦ The accused is found guilty of soliciting and receiving bribes.

Republic v Mugai & 3 others (Anti-Corruption Case 6 of 2012) [2020] KEMC 8 (KLR) (8 April 2020) (Judgment)

✦ The 1st and 2nd accused are acquitted in count 11. The 1st and 2nd accused are fined Kshs 100,000 in default of eight months imprisonment. The 3rd accused is acquitted in count 111. The 4th accused is fined Kshs 250,000 in default of one year imprisonment.

Gavava v Gayao & 3 others (Environment and Land Case 4 of 2019) [2020] KEMC 16 (KLR) (13 February 2020) (Ruling)

✦ Plaintiff's preliminary objection is dismissed, and the case proceeds to trial.

Republic v Mohamed & 4 others (Sexual Offence 10 of 2019) [2020] KEMC 14 (KLR) (13 February 2020) (Judgment)

✦ The prosecution has placed the 1st, 2nd, and 4th defendants at the scene of the crime, and their alibi defense has been challenged by the overwhelming evidence.

Republic v Hassan (Criminal Case 60 of 2018) [2020] KEMC 23 (KLR) (4 February 2020) (Judgment)

✦ The defendant is acquitted of the charge of Threatening to Kill.

Republic v Opondo & another (Anti-Corruption Case 10 of 2019) [2020] KEMC 6 (KLR) (27 January 2020) (Judgment)

✦ The court found the accused guilty on all counts and sentenced them to 10 years' imprisonment each, with a 14-day right of appeal.

Republic v Salim (Criminal Case 151 of 2018) [2020] KEMC 22 (KLR) (23 January 2020) (Judgment)

✦ The defendant is found guilty of housebreaking and theft.

Republic v Hassan (Criminal Case 152 of 2018) [2020] KEMC 17 (KLR) (23 January 2020) (Judgment)

✦ The court found that the defendant had physical control of the bed and had knowledge of its presence and control. The court also found that the defendant was not in possession of the mattress and mosquito net, as the prosecution's evidence was unchallenged.

Republic v Mohamed & 4 others (Sexual Offence 10 of 2019) [2020] KEMC 20 (KLR) (23 January 2020) (Ruling)

Republic v Hussein (Criminal Case 37 of 2018) [2020] KEMC 21 (KLR) (21 January 2020) (Judgment)

✦ The defendant is found guilty of Assault Causing Actual Bodily Harm.

Republic v Kirora (Criminal Case 101 of 2018) [2020] KEMC 18 (KLR) (16 January 2020) (Judgment)

✦ The defendant is acquitted of being in possession of cannabis as defined by the NDPCA.

Republic v Njoroge (Anti-Corruption Case 16 of 2019) [2020] KEMC 5 (KLR) (Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes) (9 January 2020) (Judgment)

✦ The accused is found guilty of receiving bribes and sentenced accordingly.

Dhanji v Kenya Airways Limited (Complaint 4 of 2019) [2019] KEMC 1 (KLR) (16 December 2019) (Judgment)

✦ The Tribunal finds Kenya Airways liable for the plaintiff's missed flight and additional flight charges.

Republic v Nyamohanga (Anti-Corruption Case 43 of 2018) [2019] KEMC 14 (KLR) (Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes) (6 November 2019) (Judgment)

✦ The accused is convicted of personation of a person named in a certificate contrary to Section 384 as read with Section 349 of the Penal Code and sentenced to a fine of Kshs.500,000 in default of which he will serve a jail term of 2 years.

Bamasala v Hero (Environment and Land Case 7 of 2019) [2019] KEMC 15 (KLR) (5 November 2019) (Ruling)

✦ The application for an interlocutory injunction is dismissed with costs to the defendant.

Republic v Oywer & another (Criminal Case 11 of 2016) [2019] KEMC 11 (KLR) (Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes) (2 October 2019) (Ruling)

✦ The court dismisses Count 4 and acquits the accused under Section 210 CPC

Republic v George Ngugi & 3 others [2019] KEMC 10 (KLR)

✦ The objection to the charge sheet is dismissed as the accused is now before the court and can be heard.

Republic v Oyugi & another (Anti-Corruption Case 28 of 2011) [2019] KEMC 13 (KLR) (Crim) (6 September 2019) (Ruling)

✦ The 2nd Accused is acquitted of both Counts 2 and 3

Republic v Catherine Akello Namuye, Bruce Dominick Odhiambo, Mukuria Ngamau, Doreen W Ng'ang'a & Quorandum Limited (? 13 of 2016) [2019] KEMC 8 (KLR) (Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes) (27 August 2019) (Ruling)

Republic v Ng’etich (Anti-Corruption Case 18 of 2016) [2019] KEMC 12 (KLR) (Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes) (27 August 2019) (Judgment)

✦ The court found the prosecution's evidence insufficient to prove the charges and ruled in favor of the accused.

Republic v Eden Odhiambo Robinson, Ruth Wanyagu Sande, Orego Odhiambo Fredrick, Joseph Karanja Ndung’u, Flora Ngina Ngonze, George Muya Njoroge & Goerge Ochanda Machooka (? 14 of 2012) [2019] KEMC 7 (KLR) (Crim) (31 July 2019) (Judgment)

Republic v Karim (Criminal Case 266 of 2016) [2019] KEMC 2 (KLR) (21 May 2019) (Judgment)

✦ The court sentences the accused to a total of 45 years in prison, with 30 years concurrent and 15 years consecutive for each of the additional counts.

Republic v Kamau & 2 others (Anti-Corruption Case 7 of 2018) [2019] KEMC 5 (KLR) (10 May 2019) (Ruling)

✦ The prosecution's notice of motion for consolidation failed to meet the threshold of a consolidation, and the court nd and hold that the notice of motion failed in its entirety.