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…There is no evidence that a copy of the report was sent to or read out to the appellant.…

…adduced by or on behalf of the plaintiff, it appears to the court that, if such an action were brought forthwith and the like evidence were adduced in that action, that evidence would in the absence of any evidence to the…

…There were some differences in the signatures on the petty cash vouchers allegedly signed by the appellant and the learned judge, in our view, quite properly accepted the evidence of Isidora M.J.…

…Romsalves who was at the time of giving evidence no more in the employment of K.G.G.C.U. She had no axe to grind and her evidence was credit-worthy.…

…The learned state counsel Miss Ndirangu concedes that the appeal should not have been summarily rejected and she further drew our attention to there being no evidence of an expert witness in relation to the count on forgery…

…Section 352(2) aforesaid provides: "(2) where an appeal is brought on the ground that the conviction is against the weight of the evidence, or that the sentence is excessive, and it appears to a judge that the evidence is…

…The appellant was represented in the lower court and made no effort to call medical evidence.…

…This statement was not tendered in evidence in the instant case and the learned magistrate had no right to consider it.…

…It was apparently being contended that the appellant sold the item he took from PW.1, but there was no evidence from anyone that the appellant had sold any such thing to him.…

…The person owning the workshop from which PW.4 recovered the item was not called in Court to give evidence as to the circumstances under which the appellant had delivered the shaving machine arm to his workshop. As Mr.…

…To attach a supporting affidavit to an application under rule 13(1)(a) would be to introduce evidence which is specifically barred by rule 13(2).…

…The judge thought that these matters should be left to be proved by evidence which would be brought during the trial.…

…that there has been a dispute among the officers or members of a group so that he is not satisfied as to who are the officers of the group, the Registrar may in writing require the officers of the group to produce to him evidence…

…appointment of officers of the group; or (b) the institution of proceedings for the settlement of the dispute and for a declaration as to who are the officers of the group, and where he does so the officers shall provide evidence…

…To support a charge under the foregoing section, there must be evidence showing that: 1.the accused demanded a valuable thing; 2.he demanded it with a menace or force; and 3.he demanded it with intent to steal.…

…With this kind of evidence, the trial magistrate concluded that on 2nd December, 1989 at Silent Bar in Molo South Centre, the appellant had demanded with menace KShs.1,000/= from the complainant.…

…These were findings of fact which are supportable on the evidence before the court.…

…The saw had to be returned within a reasonable time and, if not so returned, the respondent was entitled to (and should) purchase a replacement, which, the evidence showed, would have cost Shs 1,500.…

…These were findings of fact which are supportable on the evidence before the court.…

…The saw had to be returned within a reasonable time and, if not so returned, the respondent was entitled to (and should) purchase a replacement, which, the evidence showed, would have cost Shs 1,500.…

…The rest is not applicable as there is no evidence that the knife was adapted for use in committing a burglary, theft or cheating. These men were not at their place of abode. They had the knife between them.…

…He has pointed out carefully some discrepancies in their evidence. What he says is quite true, and was not clearly referred to in the judgment of the lower courts.…

…To support a charge under the foregoing section, there must be evidence showing that: 1.the accused demanded a valuable thing; 2.he demanded it with a menace or force; and 3.he demanded it with intent to steal.…

…With this kind of evidence, the trial magistrate concluded that on 2nd December, 1989 at Silent Bar in Molo South Centre, the appellant had demanded with menace KShs.1,000/= from the complainant.…

…Whatever amount it is, that claim can only be established upon hearing viva voce evidence when the petition and the other pending applications will be listed for hearing.…