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…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.…

…In Indian proceedings a Mrs Ingles had given evidence which supported the wife’s claim, and hence the pypothesis of the wife’s adultery.…

…Such evidence was given on commission and taken down by commissioner who signed the document.…

…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.…

…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.…

…The principles for the successful grant of a review are well settled and the two which are pertinent to this application are that some new and important matter or evidence which could not with diligence have been discovered…

…Why this authority could not have been discovered after the exercise of due diligence even if this authority could be regarded as “new and important matter or evidence”’ is not explained.…

…Reference was made to the three dates ie September 25, 26, and 27, 1976 whose evidence the judge bore in mind and which was not challenged by the plaintiff in his evidence.…

…The judge referred to the defendant’s evidence that the plaintiff stole from the defendant on September 18, 1976 and held that the evidence was not strictly admissible and added, “the court, therefore, disregards all evidence…

…Coupled with that there is the evidence of DW 1 to the effect that the plaintiff was seen by him leaving his farm on the material day and shortly before his arrest. That evidence stands uncontroverted.…

…That evidence is at great variance with what is contained in the P3 form. There are peculiar aspects about Dr Rouhani’s medical evidence.…

…At the hearing before the learned Judge, evidence was given by Fredrick Gachoka Njoroge (plaintiff No. 4) and one Kinuthia Githuri on behalf of the plaintiffs whilst the defendant gave evidence and called one witness.…

…She is the one who gave evidence that the piece of land belonged to the father. The fourth plaintiff giving evidence stated as follows: “The issue of Mbugua being a younger son was put to Mzee Kinuthia.…

…Having considered both the evidence of the plaintiff and the D.W. 1, I think, between the two, that of DW 1 is more credible.…

…As regards the defendant’s counter-claim, no evidence was led to show that the plaintiff was responsible for the breakage.…

…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.…

…He denied the offence and said the evidence of PW1 was false. During cross-examination, he denied shouting that the deceased was a thief and repeated that the evidence of PW1 was false.…

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

…If the defendant calls no evidence then he has not discharged the onus on him of proving the contributory negligence pleaded by him. In the absence of such evidence the court cannot decide relative blameworthiness.…

…He had before him evidence to show that the appellant was guilty of the offence of causing death by dangerous driving.…

…Hezekiah Okanja, the plaintiff’s father gave evidence, and Pamela Onyango, whom I have already mentioned, was recalled to give further evidence.…

…Athanasio Otondi Duolo gave evidence which fully corroborated the evidence given by the plaintiff and Zephaniah Odera Okanja.…

…I recorded evidence from four witnesses, on behalf of the plaintiff.…

…This evidence has not been challenged in anyway.…

…This evidence was not challenged.…

…Looking at the evidence as a whole, it is plain to us that the learned judge could not have come to any other conclusion than that the respondent’s account of the accident was the correct one.…

…There is also evidence that the advocates following these instructions did pay to the Plaintiff a total sum of Shs.900,000 which was passed to the vendor leaving a balance of Shs.300,000/-.…

…The Plaintiff in her evidence said that the agreed fees between her and the Advocate was Shs.40,000. She had to borrow more money from her Co-operative Society to finalise the purchase.…

…There is also evidence that the advocates following these instructions did pay to the Plaintiff a total sum of Shs.900,000 which was passed to the vendor leaving a balance of Shs.300,000/-.…

…The Plaintiff in her evidence said that the agreed fees between her and the Advocate was Shs.40,000. She had to borrow more money from her Co-operative Society to finalise the purchase.…

…Until such time as there is denite agreement on the issues at hand, such correspondence cannot be used as evidence against any of the parties.…

…Where a document contains an admission there is provision under Section 23 of the Evidence Act Cap 80 which states: “In all civil cases no admission may be approved if it is made either upon an express condition that evidence…