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…REPUBLIC OF KENYA NIMA INVESTMENTS LIMITED ..............................APPLICANT AND STEPHEN MBUKI KIMANI ..................................RESPONDENT R U L I N G Having heard advocates for both parties and in all the circumstances…

…Both appellants were represented at their trial by Mr S K M Mwangi, advocate, and the date of their respective sentences was the March 27, 1984.…

…The reason each appellant gave for the delay in preparing his appeal until July, 1984, (not July, 1983, as the record erroneously states) was that he was waiting to hear from his advocate, meaning Mr S K M Mwangi.…

…Ongele of Ongele and Company Advocates of Kisumu. The applicant swears that he instructed Mr.…

…WAINAINA (NO 3) [1982] KLR 33, LAW, J.A held that – “An advocate’s bona fide mistake, but not inordinate delay on the advocate’s part, may amount to sufficient cause …… The only delay was due to the advocate’s bona fide but…

…Application No. 796 of 1997) ****************************** R U L I N G The applicant, Moses Kipngetich Kurgat is an advocate of the High Court of Kenya.…

…The ruling he alludes to had the effect of, if not stayed confirmning his suspension from the roll of advocates as decided by the Disciplinary Committee of the Law Society of Kenya on the 22nd day of August, 1997.…

…The plaintiffs also paid shs.1,000 to the advocate who prepared the sale agreement. The defendant later changed his mind and so he could not allow the plaintiffs to utilize this land.…

…Akhaabi, advocate for the applicants, that he applied for certified copies of the proceedings and judgment on October 22, 1991 he stated from Bar that he had in fact applied for them on July 3, 1990.…

…Indeed s 364 (2) of the Criminal Procedure Code gives the accused person the right of being heard either personally or by an advocate in his own defence before any order to his prejudice is made under the section.…

…He submitted that the summing up by the Judge Advocate was one sided and concentrated mainly on the prosecution's case.…