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…The case for the prosecution was that the complainant Philomena Wambui (PW 1) was travelling home in a matatu when the appellant snatched her handbag, wrist-watch and Kshs 2,150 cash.…

…The learned trial magistrate found the evidence of PW 1 and PW 2 truthful and found that the prosecution had proved its case to the degree required. He accordingly convicted the appellant as charged.…

…For our purpose here, the main complaint against the prosecution is non-compliance with (c), namely, failure by the prosecution to include certain documents, or exhibits in the committal bundles.…

…There is in the bundle a list of prosecution witnesses the prosecution intends to rely on and their addresses. We have included a list of exhibits and these number 301.…

…The application was not opposed by the prosecution.…

…But the lorry and the maize were in the hands of the Government following the arrest and subsequent successful prosecution of the appellants. How could the maize and lorry be disposed off?…