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…By a Notice of Preliminary Objection, the second respondent, through counsel states that this honourable Court has no jurisdiction to entertain the petition by virtue of the provisions of the National Assembly (Powers and…

…On the other hand, Mr Githu Muigai, the learned counsel for the petitioner opposed the preliminary objection on the basis of sections 44 and 60 of the Constitution as well as section 18 of the National Assembly and Presidential…

…When the appeal came for hearing in the superior court, Mr Chunga raised a preliminary objection based on section 348 of the Criminal Procedure Code, that the appeal against conviction was incompetent and should be struck…

…The judges upheld the preliminary objection raised by Mr Chunga and struck out the appellant’s appeal against conviction, but as regards sentence, they reduced it to 3 years because they found that in the assessment of sentence…

…By a notice of objection dated December 2, 1986, Mr Chunga, Assistant Deputy Public Prosecutor, on behalf of the Attorney-General gave notice that the Republic would raise a preliminary objection under section 348 of the…

…The two issues could not be considered separately since the very point on which the appellant wanted to adduce additional evidence was the very point relied on by Mr Chunga as the basis of his preliminary objection viz the…

…When the appeal came for hearing before us, Mr Chunga the Deputy Public Prosecutor, raised a preliminary objection under section 348 of the Criminal Procedure Code to the effect that the intended appeal by the appellant against…

…The basis of Mr Chunga’s preliminary objection was that the appellant, having been convicted after he had unequivocably pleaded guilty to the offence as charged, was barred by virtue of the provisions of section 348 of the…

…We are satisfied there is no statutory authorization for the appellant’s appeal to us and we accordingly uphold the preliminary objection raised by Mr. Chunga.…