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Musanzi v The Queen (Criminal Appeal No. 179 of 1956) [1956] EACA 12 (1 January 1956)
The Court of Appeal held that a terrorism charge under the Emergency Regulations was defective because it did not properly allege custody-based circumstances and covered too long a period.
Thairu v Reginam (Criminal Appeal No. 141 of 1955) [1955] EACA 340 (1 January 1955)
The majority of the court held that the appellant's prolonged association with an armed Mau Mau gang, including cooking for its members and being present during their terrorist activities, constituted active assistance and consorting in a manner prejudicial to public safety and public order. The court found ample evidence to support the trial judge's rejection of the appellant's defence of duress or captivity, including her conduct at arrest and testimony from witnesses. The existence of an armed terrorist gang was itself prejudicial to public safety, and any person who consorted with and ass…
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Kabiro and Another v Reginam (Criminal Appeals Nos. 1023 and 1024 of 1954) [1955] EACA 319 (1 January 1955)
The Court of Appeal held the prosecution had not proved that homemade guns were firearms under the Emergency Regulations, because expert evidence of lethality was lacking.
Mwangi v Reginam (Criminal Appeal No. 458 of 1955) [1950] EACJ 422 (1 January 1950)
Appeal in a criminal case about admissibility of confessions and section 27 discovery evidence. The conviction was quashed and the case remitted for retrial.
