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…It would seem that such finding was made on the basis of the evidence of the mother.…

…Medical evidence, if sought to be adduced, ought to be so done with propriety and not in such slipshod manner. The doctor who examined the complainant should have been called to adduce proper evidence.…

…by the evidence of Matundura and Malika.…

…The trial court had accepted the evidence of the complainant, his mother and his brother, and despite the discrepancies as to time and place, there was evidence to support that decision.…

…Their evidence was recorded so badly that we were not able to figure out any useful piece of evidence either of the two gave the court during that hearing.…

…Firstly, the prosecution was poor and the evidence badly recorded. Secondly, the statement under inquiry was inadmissible and if admissible, it was improperly admitted in the evidence.…

…The Defendants did not adduce any evidence during the hearing. Upon close of oral evidence both parties were invited to le written submissions.…

…There is no evidence to prove either of these allegations.…

…From the evidence before the Court and the submission used – the petition of appeal does not question the fakeness of the dollars. This in fact is not disputed.…

…If it is disputed it is on the aspect that the maker of the report that proved the dollars were fake was never called to give evidence.…

…There is also uncontroverted evidence that the suit premises were purchased from one Nderi Gatimu.…

…He did not tender any evidence in that regard other than his word of mouth. The 1st defendant has questioned the credibility of the evidence given by PW1 and PW2.…

…The witnesses gave concurrent evidence. At the close of the whole case counsel for the plaintiffs put in written submissions and the major points relied on by them are:- 1.…

…It is his stand that since the evidence is not challenged liability is established.…

…That no evidence has been adduced to support the defendant’s defence that the plaintiff respondent was negligent, the defendant has not done anything to counter the plaintiffs evidence and found the plaintiffs case proved…

…I have re-evaluated the evidence adduced before the lower court in the light of the grounds of appeal. The first complaint relates to the issue of Limitation of Actions Act.…

…That the agreement was for only Kshs.7,000/= which was demanded, that a relative is not precluded from giving evidence as in marriage ceremonies.…

…The duty of this court on appeal is to re-evaluate all the evidence on the record and decide whether the conclusions reached by the learned trial magistrate are to stand or not.…

…The learned Resident Magistrate after finding in evidence that the Appellant was like a mother inlaw or aunt in-law to the deceased and hence in reality like a parent, he nevertheless found that a cousin to the deceased who…

…The learned Resident Magistrate made an erroneous finding of fact in concluding that the fencing of the suit land by the deceased with assistance by the respondent was evidence that the land had been gifted to the respondent…

…The learned Resident Magistrate, Mrs Opondo, wrote a detailed judgment in which she took into account the prosecution evidence as well as the defence of the appellant.…

…In the case subject to this appeal, there is no doubt the learned Resident Magistrate relied mainly on the evidence of the complainant to convict the appellant on both counts.…

…The prosecution failed to provide him these documents this proving the prosecution case fatal as far as the documentary evidence is concerned.…

…The only way the prosecution could prove its case was through the documentary evidence which was inadequate. His counsel argued on the issue of the document examiner.…

…No evidence was adduced in this case to support the discrete advice to the defendant that the vehicle was being used as a matatu.…

…There was no independent evidence to support this discrete advice to the defence witness.…

…Although the appellant disputed the amount he was paid for the trees which he had planted on the acquired portion, it came out in evidence that although he was compensated for the trees, he admitted in his evidence that he…

…I also noted in the evidence that Kurban Allibhai Bannie a valuer who testified for the appellant was not registered at the time of carrying the valuation.…

…During the trial in the court below, there was evidence which the learned trial magistrate was entitled to and which said evidence the believed which showed that the applicant had left his motor vehicle in a stationery manner…

…The evidence of George Kaburu (PW 1) was that he saw the appellant standing by the side of the footpath and passed him without salutation. Immediately thereafter he was stabbed on the left hip.…

…The learned trial magistrate gave the summary of the evidence for the prosecution and the appellant and then stated that the appellant had been properly identified and convicted him.…

…This case was filed in Court by the respondent who in her evidence said that amongst the documents enclosed in the letter to her husband was a degree certificate for her said husband which he was supposed to use in securing…

…Furthermore the consideration of expenses of renting two houses one in Nairobi and another in Bungoma was not proved in evidence.…

…appeal namely; That the learned Resident Magistrate erred in law in convicting the appellant when the plea was not unequivocal, the learned Resident Magistrate erred in law in convicting the appellant when there was no evidence…

…Having heard submissions of both parties and having assessed the evidence on the record I find that appellant replied; “it is true” when the charge was read to him.…

…This land, from the evidence before the court belonged to the older brother of PW1, PW1 and the defendant.…

…The court finds that the defendant was very co-operative and clear in his evidence.…