Kenya: One-Year Delay in Minor's Assault Case Ends After Ombudsman Intervention

Kenya: One-Year Delay in Minor's Assault Case Ends After Ombudsman Intervention

Nairobi -- A criminal case involving an assaulted minor that had stalled for more than a year has been fixed for mention following intervention by the Commission on Administrative Justice, the Office of the Ombudsman has said.

One-year delay in minor’s assault case ends after Ombudsman intervention

NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 18 — A criminal case involving an assaulted minor that had stalled for more than a year has been fixed for mention following intervention by the Commission on Administrative Justice, the Office of the Ombudsman has said. The case, which had been pending at the Mombasa Law Courts since June 2025 after the accused took a plea, had made no significant progress before the Commission stepped in following a complaint by the minor’s…