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…With regard to absence of evidence of service of the order it is not disputed that no evidence to that effect is annexed to the affidavits in support of the motion.…

…There is no evidence at all of the person who served Mr Malakwen on 3rd November, 1993.…

…He had heard the evidence of the Plaintiff and his doctor. The proceedings had proceeded ex parte and in the absence of the defendants. The Plaintiff closed his case and the suit was adjourned for Mr.…

…From the evidence before the court the plaintiff stated that he boarded the defendants lorry. Motor vehicle KWL 306 Souza Lorry, that was driven on the material day by the 2nd defendant.…

…Eight witnesses altogether gave evidence at the trial that they recognised the second appellant.…

…He cited the case of Cleophas Otieno Wamunga v Republic (Criminal Appeal No 20 of 1989)where this Court said: “ It is trite law that where the only evidence against a defendant is evidence of identification or recognition…

…The evidence adduced was collaborated in material aspects by the evidence of an independent witness who was found by the magistrate to be honest and the evidence could therefore not be impeached. 2.…

…Mr Gatonye did not give hearsay evidence.…

…The paucity of evidence on the mental element was, made up by what is clearly hearsay evidence.…

…Accordingly, the evidence narrated to the court about what the informant told the police was inadmissible as hearsay evidence and ought to have been rejected by the trial court. That evidence was not excluded.…

…The evidence against the appellant was overwhelming as he was identified by the purchaser and an eyewitness to the theft. 2.…

…Then there was the evidence of Francis Lihanda alias Cisco (PW 19) who bought this lorry from the appellant in Western Kenya (Kisumu and Kakamega).…

…In view of the sketchy evidence of the eyewitnesses and the sketch plan, which seemed consistent with either version, the evidence of the turnboys was of importance and the magistrate should have given opportunity for the…

…The absence of such evidence materially prejudiced the appellant. 2.…

…There was no expert evidence to show what speed was implied by the 44.50 meter skid marks. 3.…

…At the point of the accident the road is straight and the evidence is that the weather was good. Further evidence by the motor vehicle examiner suggested that the appellants’s matatu did not have any preaccident defect.…

…In this respect I would refer to ss.13 and 51 of the Evidence Act which read: 13.…

…For nearly eighteen (18) years hence, there is no evidence of any conjugal relationship between the deceased and the rst appellant. Indeed, since 1972 there was no evidence of such relationship.…

…Damages are clearly payable to the parents of a deceased child, irrespective of the age of the child and irrespective of whether there is or there is not evidence of pecuniary contribution. 3.…

…The award of shs 100,000/- was in any event excessive and not supported by any evidence of loss. We shall deal with ground one first.…

…When the learned judge reached the evidence of Mr. Njugi he said: “I must confess the evidence of Mr.…

…It was evidence which corroborated Mary Njoki’s evidence, in particular it established her connection with the deceased.…

…The principles for the successful grant of a review are well settled and the two which are pertinent to this application are that some new and important matter or evidence which could not with diligence have been discovered…

…Why this authority could not have been discovered after the exercise of due diligence even if this authority could be regarded as “new and important matter or evidence”’ is not explained.…

…The main ground in this appeal is on the confession statement which was retracted and repudiated and the corroborative evidence to make it admissible in evidence.…

…The link in the evidence leading to the blood-stain is missing and to rely on the bloodstain as corroborative evidence which evidence was not shown to have proved the guilt of the appellant would be unsafe.…

…As such they could not betaken as evidence against the other, even to the limited extent permitted by section 32 of the Evidence Act (cap 80).…

…30 of the Indian Evidence Act (now section 32 of cap 80).…

…The appellant’s contention in this appeal is on the grounds that the two courts below erred in law in not treating Mr Barlow’s evidence as that of an accomplice; the evidence of Samson Onyango (PW 2) was not impartial as…

…of PW 1 has been strongly corroborated by the evidence of PW 3, PW 5 and PW 7”.…

…of the evidence of the five prosecution witnesses whose evidence we have just referred to and who should be considered as accomplices but whose evidence we believe what the accused is alleged to have said in his inquiry…

…The inspector gave evidence as did the accused.…

…The learned Judge erred and misapprehended the evidence of PW 1 Abigail Ondari whose evidence he accepted without testing the same with the totality of the evidence of other witnesses. 7.…

…of Abigail’s evidence, the Judge may reasonably have doubted the veracity of the evidence of Abigail.…

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

…of a child of tender years and had also overlooked significant items of evidence bearing on the reliability of her evidence the conviction could not stand.…

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

…of a child of tender years and had also overlooked significant items of evidence bearing on the reliability of her evidence the conviction could not stand.…