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…other action with respect to the same matter’ in section 84 (1); and we shall deal first with the words ‘without prejudice to’ and then go on to consider those which follow them.…

…According to Collins Dictionary, the words “without prejudice” in law mean, “without dismissing or detracting from an existing right or claim”.…

…Secondly, the evidence of the 1st witness, Wilson Ndeda, appears to have no relation to the offence with which the appellants are charged save to prejudice the mind of the court.…

…Her failure to consider in her judgment the fact that the appellant had refunded the money, he allegedly unlawfully obtained long before the case came for a hearing did not in our view cause any prejudice to the appellant…

…However, the prejudice may have been cured when the witnesses addressed the issue of overloading. I say “may” because even the issue of overloading was not proved beyond reasonable doubt.…

…The Kenya Court of Appeal held in Ochieng’s case that it is undesirable to charge an accused person with so many counts in one charge sheet as this may occasion prejudice and that usually, no more than 12 counts should be…