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…The Petitioner has not exhausted the provisions under the Civil Procedure Act and the Evidence Act as regards pre-trial directions, production, impounding and discovery of documents. The prayers are dismissed. 45.…

…The Petitioner has not exhausted the provisions under the Civil Procedure Act and the Evidence Act as regards pre-trial directions, production, impounding and discovery of documents. The prayers are dismissed. 45.…

…The Petitioner has not exhausted the provisions under the Civil Procedure Act and the Evidence Act as regards pre-trial directions, production, impounding and discovery of documents. The prayers are dismissed. 45.…

…The Petitioner has not exhausted the provisions under the Civil Procedure Act and the Evidence Act as regards pre-trial directions, production, impounding and discovery of documents. The prayers are dismissed. 45.…

…The Petitioner has not exhausted the provisions under the Civil Procedure Act and the Evidence Act as regards pre-trial directions, production, impounding and discovery of documents. The prayers are dismissed. 45.…

…The statement was properly admitted at the trial under the provisions of section 33(a) of the Evidence Act (chapter 80) of the Laws of Kenya.…

…the court under section 19 of the Oaths and Statutory Declarations Act, CAP 15, because he does not understand the nature of an oath, then that evidence requires corroboration as a matter of law by virtue of s.124 of the Evidence…

…Act Chapter 80.…

…The Petitioner has not exhausted the provisions under the Civil Procedure Act and the Evidence Act as regards pre-trial directions, production, impounding and discovery of documents. The prayers are dismissed. 45.…

…The Petitioner has not exhausted the provisions under the Civil Procedure Act and the Evidence Act as regards pre-trial directions, production, impounding and discovery of documents. The prayers are dismissed. 45.…

…It is true that in certain circumstances evidence of surrounding circumstances may be admissible in order to interpret a document (see section 29 proviso (6) of the Evidence Act) but in no case is evidence of prior negotiations…

…Chemists personnel, who handled various exhibits discovered in the store, which were analyzed and the report of the Government Chemist who is abroad and may not return until the end of the year, was produced under s 77 of the Evidence…

…Act, upon Mr Ghalia for the accused indicating that he did not object to production of such exhibits.…

…Chemists personnel, who handled various exhibits discovered in the store, which were analyzed and the report of the Government Chemist who is abroad and may not return until the end of the year, was produced under s 77 of the Evidence…

…Act, upon Mr Ghalia for the accused indicating that he did not object to production of such exhibits.…

…But it has long been held in England itself that the admissibility of a confession, which in Kenya is governed by section 26 of the Evidence Act, (cap 80) is a matter for the judge alone as is shown by the following passage…

…It is a fact in issue, or explains the Plaintiff’s possession, as an exception to Sec 46 of the Evidence Act (Cap 80).…

…implicating unequivocally both himself and B, that confession is admissible and may be taken into consideration as against B as well as against A, subject, of course, to the conditions as to admissibility contained in the Evidence…

…Act.…