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…So the prayers which were left were, firstly that the suit be struck out for being an abuse of the process of the court and for want of prosecution. An application under O.…

…In the above circumstances it is my view that the application for the dismissal of this suit for want of prosecution under O. XVI rule 5 is premature.…

…The defendant seeks an order for the dismissal of the suit for want of prosecution.…

…The third defendant has sufficiently proved that the action as against him ought to be dismissed for want of prosecution.…

…He submitted that the summing up by the Judge Advocate was one sided and concentrated mainly on the prosecution's case.…

…The prosecution demonstrated that the Applicant was recalled to Nanyuki Barracks because he did not have the qualifications to handle push up duties.…

…The prosecution case was dependent on the evidence of PW1.…

…In the result, I am persuaded that the prosecution has proved its case beyond reasonable doubt that the accused beat the deceased for 20 minutes.…

…Firstly, on the basis of the charge being defective, yet neither the prosecution nor the court amended it.…

…Masila, Prosecution Counsel, relied on the grounds of opposition filed by the DPP’s Office.…

…………PETITIONER AND THE ETHICS AND ANTI-CORRUPTION COMMISSION…….. 1ST RESPONDENT DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROSECUTIONS…………….….…..2ND RESPONDENT INSPECTOR GENERAL OF NATIONAL POLICE SERVICE…3RD RESPONDENT ATTORNEY GENERAL…………………..…

…That Article 159(2)(b) of the Constitution requires that matters be dispensed with without delay and by delaying the prosecution of the Petition, the Petitioner was denying justice to the Respondents and the public they represent…

…It seeks to stop the prosecution of the petition and its striking out for being frivolous, vexatious, an abuse of the court process and meant to embarrass the company.…

…After hearing the Respondent together with the Official Receiver in absence of the applicant, the applicant was dismissed for want 0f prosecution.…

….…….4TH DEFENDANT RULING The first and second defendants have pending before court a Notice of Motion dated 27th July 2006 seeking the dismissal of this suit for want of prosecution.…

…Their petitions of appeal, filed on the July 23, 1984, each contained lengthy grounds, but in particular attacked their respective identifications by the prosecution witnesses, upon which of course, their convictions mainly…

…It is possible that, since an assault was express mention of criminal responsibility in the pleadings, that the learned judge thought the case should be treated in the same way as a criminal prosecution.…