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…re-evaluate the entire evidence and find that there was no evidence to convict; by passing a conviction and sentence based on the doctrine of recent possession; by failing to observe the contraventions of section 163(c) of the Evidence…

…Act; by failing to comply with section 169 of the Criminal Procedure Code; by basing conviction and sentence on scanty and flawed prosecution evidence; by failing to observe contravention of section Article 50(1) of the…

…In other words, did he have the necessary certificate required by the Firearm Act? The evidence shows that he did not.…

…But he referred us to section 175 of the Evidence Act (cap 80) and submitted that even if the hearsay evidence was excluded, there was enough circumstantial evidence to warrant the conviction of the appellants on the charge…

…The Evidence Act (section 124, cap 80).…

…The Evidence Act (section 124, cap 80).…

…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…