Malindi
Malindi high court has clarified the law on the weight of child testimony in sexual offense cases when other evidence is lacking. The court reduced Baraka Kaingu's sentence from 30 to 20 years for defiling a 15-year-old girl. The ruling relied solely on the child's testimony after deeming it truthful.
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An imam from a Malindi mosque, Omar Athman Omar, has been charged with defrauding believer Mohamed Salim Bahlewa of Sh774,000 by promising to take him on Hajj to Mecca during Ramadan. The religious leader denied the charges and sought bail, claiming he is a respected figure unlikely to engage in corruption. Milimani Court remanded him until February 10, 2026.