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…two limbs of Stella’s evidence, namely her alleged recognition of the voice of the appellant and the statement of the deceased which, to have been admissible, would have to fall within the ambit of section 33(a) of the Evidence…

…Act (cap 80) as a dying declaration.…

…It relied on an number of precedents and Section 157 of the Evidence Act.…

…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 attack against this finding is threefold: (1) that it contravenes section 100 of the Evidence Act (cap 80) (2)that Gathaya Mwangi did not corroborate Gitonga; (3)it was used by Kimunye Investments Company to try and save…

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

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

…The Petitioner has not exhausted the provisions under the Civil Procedure Act and the Evidence Act as regards pre-trial directions, production, impounding and discovery of documents. The prayers are dismissed. 45.…

…The Petitioner has not exhausted the provisions under the Civil Procedure Act and the Evidence Act as regards pre-trial directions, production, impounding and discovery of documents. The prayers are dismissed. 45.…

…The Petitioner has not exhausted the provisions under the Civil Procedure Act and the Evidence Act as regards pre-trial directions, production, impounding and discovery of documents. The prayers are dismissed. 45.…

…The statement was properly admitted at the trial under the provisions of section 33(a) of the Evidence Act (chapter 80) of the Laws of Kenya.…

…The Petitioner has not exhausted the provisions under the Civil Procedure Act and the Evidence Act as regards pre-trial directions, production, impounding and discovery of documents. The prayers are dismissed. 45.…

…This court took the liberty under Section 50 of the Evidence Act to analyze the purported signatures.…

…Chemists personnel, who handled various exhibits discovered in the store, which were analyzed and the report of the Government Chemist who is abroad and may not return until the end of the year, was produced under s 77 of the Evidence…

…Act, upon Mr Ghalia for the accused indicating that he did not object to production of such exhibits.…

…Chemists personnel, who handled various exhibits discovered in the store, which were analyzed and the report of the Government Chemist who is abroad and may not return until the end of the year, was produced under s 77 of the Evidence…

…Act, upon Mr Ghalia for the accused indicating that he did not object to production of such exhibits.…

…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…

…implicating unequivocally both himself and B, that confession is admissible and may be taken into consideration as against B as well as against A, subject, of course, to the conditions as to admissibility contained in the Evidence…

…Act.…