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…Ong’undi, Esq, P.M.) in Criminal Case No 189 of 1989) Evidence – secondary evidence – notice to produce a document – Evidence Act (cap 80) section 69 – to whom such notice is given – when such notice can be dispensed with…

…Evidence – expert evidence – evidence of document examiner and handwriting expert – how such evidence should be treated by the court Crimes – fraudulent false accounting–– Penal Code (cap 63) section 330(a) – entries in a…

…All the accused persons gave unsworn evidence and called no witnesses. The sum total of their evidence is that PW8 was a businessman who was buying and selling maize at Simatwet.…

…The other evidence on the record is evidence from police officers. PW3 received exhibits in a carton to take to the government chemist which he did using exhibit memo form.…

…For what may appear, the sequential recapitulation of evidence, the evidence of Wayua Muvengei (PW1) and Anna Kalau (PW10) needs be reviewed first.…

…Besides other evidence that he gave, I.P. Musili (PW7) gave similar evidence regarding how the accused led them to the point where he left the bicycle and its subsequent recovery at the home of Kilonzi (PW6).…

…With regard to absence of evidence of service of the order it is not disputed that no evidence to that effect is annexed to the affidavits in support of the motion.…

…There is no evidence at all of the person who served Mr Malakwen on 3rd November, 1993.…

…The issue of jurisdiction was decided, “on the evidence” before Golf, J.…

…It is immaterial whether the evidence is scanty or limited. Scanty or limited facts constitute the evidence before the court.…

…That medical evidence talks of beating in general yet from the evidence the deceased was beaten several times.…

…evidence of Crispo, Phillemon and Charles.…

…In this respect I would refer to ss.13 and 51 of the Evidence Act which read: 13.…

…For nearly eighteen (18) years hence, there is no evidence of any conjugal relationship between the deceased and the rst appellant. Indeed, since 1972 there was no evidence of such relationship.…

…Damages are clearly payable to the parents of a deceased child, irrespective of the age of the child and irrespective of whether there is or there is not evidence of pecuniary contribution. 3.…

…The award of shs 100,000/- was in any event excessive and not supported by any evidence of loss. We shall deal with ground one first.…

…When the learned judge reached the evidence of Mr. Njugi he said: “I must confess the evidence of Mr.…

…It was evidence which corroborated Mary Njoki’s evidence, in particular it established her connection with the deceased.…

…Case No 496 of 1990 of the Resident Magistrate’s Court at Mombasa, G M Njuguna, Esq, RM) RULING A witness by the name S Pandya was summoned to appear before Resident Magistrate in the above Criminal Case on 14/8/90 to give evidence…

…The Evidence Act (section 124, cap 80).…

…of a child of tender years and had also overlooked significant items of evidence bearing on the reliability of her evidence the conviction could not stand.…

…The learned Magistrate did not accept the evidence of the appellant that the respondent was her causal worker. She thought this evidence was untrue.…

…Given the evidence the Magistrate heard and the statement the appellant made at Kasarani police station and which was admitted as evidence in the case, she was entitled to hold this view.…

…Evidence is not to be pleaded.…

…The previous driver who had the car since morning is unknown and as such did not give evidence. The evidence of the plaintiff has been corroborated by the two defence witness.…

…Of course apart from the evidence of the respondent, there were also the four medical reports to which we have already referred.…

…It is, however, not suggested in evidence that Dr Kokonya had no basis for starting the respondent on the drugs in the first place.…

…Counsel noted that the respondent did not adduce any evidence relating to the policy. Counsel maintained that the appellant called evidence to confirm its position that the policy did not cover passengers. 8.…

…I have carefully reconsidered and evaluated the evidence which was adduced before the trial magistrate. The evidence was clear that the respondent was injured in an accident whilst traveling in the subject vehicle.…

…(3) What was the value of the respondent’s baggage and its contents on the recorded evidence? (4) Was there any basis for the trial courts’ award of general damages?…

…The learned trial judge carefully analysed and evaluated the evidence adduced before him by both parties, and made findings on it as required by law.…

…The evidence shows that at some time after the death of her son, the appellant decided that it was no longer desirable for the respondent to retain her right to stay on the land.…

…Nor was any evidence adduced to show that by reason of Gatui’s death his wife and children had lost their right to occupation over the parcel of land No Kiambu/Kanunga/661.…

…Four of the remaining holdings were to the effect that the words uttered were not statements of truth or were not supported by evidence.…

…The learned judge had accepted the above evidence and found that during the period that the appellant was the chairman money had gone missing.…

…Thus the case for the AFC proceeded on a wholly false premise, one which, indeed, was belied by their own evidence.…

…The learned trial judge clearly misapprehended various aspects of the evidence before him and consequently made wrong findings thereon.…