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…By a notice of objection dated December 2, 1986, Mr Chunga, Assistant Deputy Public Prosecutor, on behalf of the Attorney-General gave notice that the Republic would raise a preliminary objection under section 348 of the…

…The two issues could not be considered separately since the very point on which the appellant wanted to adduce additional evidence was the very point relied on by Mr Chunga as the basis of his preliminary objection viz the…

…Mwirichia for the debtor has raised a preliminary objection to the validity of the application.…

…Before I deal with this objection I shall hereunder briefly set out the history of this matter:- On 30th November, 1988 receiving order was made against the official receiver was constituted as receiver of the debtor estate…

…Mr A A Esmail acting for the Petitioning Creditor has raised a preliminary objection that Mr Khaminwa could not have acted on behalf of the Company which is already in the control of the provisional liquidator (hereinafter…

…More so because he is the receiver and manager of its assets, I therefore uphold Mr Esmail’ preliminary objection and dismiss the application before me with costs as it does not lie.…

…No objection was raised to the joinder of this charge at the trial and we do not think that it was improper in the circumstances of this case.…

…It is for this purpose that the rule is that the objection must be taken at the earliest opportunity; and here we congratulate counsel for trying to safeguard their clients at the right time, a chance missed in Musinga’s…

…The main ground of objection raised on his behalf in this appeal was that if the evidence in the case was properly assessed, there was no evidence at all to support the conviction.…

…The said notice invited comments or objections which were to be submitted to the Chairperson of the 1st Respondent within 15 days from the date of publication.…

…In the absence of any valid objections, allocation was to take place after the expiry of 30 days from the date of the publication. 5.…

…When the appeal came for hearing in the superior court, Mr Chunga raised a preliminary objection based on section 348 of the Criminal Procedure Code, that the appeal against conviction was incompetent and should be struck…

…The judges upheld the preliminary objection raised by Mr Chunga and struck out the appellant’s appeal against conviction, but as regards sentence, they reduced it to 3 years because they found that in the assessment of sentence…

…Chunga’s objection to our jurisdiction. Mr. Rao points to section 361 (7) of the Code as constituting that statutory authorization.…

…We are satisfied there is no statutory authorization for the appellant’s appeal to us and we accordingly uphold the preliminary objection raised by Mr. Chunga.…

…When the appeal came for hearing before us, Mr Chunga the Deputy Public Prosecutor, raised a preliminary objection under section 348 of the Criminal Procedure Code to the effect that the intended appeal by the appellant against…

…The basis of Mr Chunga’s preliminary objection was that the appellant, having been convicted after he had unequivocably pleaded guilty to the offence as charged, was barred by virtue of the provisions of section 348 of the…

…omission or irregularity has occasioned a failure of justice: Provided that in determining whether an error, omission or irregularity has occasioned a failure of justice the Court shall have regard to the questions whether the objection…

…Of course I am satisfied that the objection being raised now in this appeal could not have been raised at an earlier stage in the proceedings becausethe appellants, laymen in law, were not represented by an advocate before…

…He indicated that in the lower court case, an objection was raised after PW1 adduced evidence. 10.…

…He submitted that although a charge can be amended at any time before the close of the prosecution’s case, an accused person has the right to raise an objection at the earliest stage.…

…This will be appropriate since we have no objection to your acting for Manchester Outtters and ourselves. In the event of an apparent conict of interest we expect you to advise us accordingly.…

…The loan agreement and the security documents were duly executed by the parties without any objection.…

…only in the case of the appellant Zadock Erude Keya that all documents were copies as the original was not found and that when the copies were used, the learned counsels for the appellants were present but did not raise objection…

…As Mrs Muinde pointed out, the learned advocates were present in the Court but there is nothing on the record to show that they raised any objection.…

…The senior state counsel prosecuting suggested that course and the defence counsel told the court that he had no objection.…

…We are surprised that defence counsel at the trial, who must have been alive to this aspect of the case, made no objection to the admissibility of this evidence.…

…of that which he has sworn (unless the reason of his having done so is satisfactorily accounted for), his evidence should not have much weight with a jury, and if he has formerly sworn the contrary, the fact (although no objection…

…Musyoka-Annan’s argument, that at no time did he, as counsel for the 1st and 3rd appellants during the trial, register any objection to this course.…