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…REPUBLIC OF KENYA Njoroge v Prestige Air Services Ltd High Court, at Mombasa August 15, 1991 Wambilyangah J Civil Case No 204 of 1990 Civil Practice and Procedure – setting aside - default judgment – judgment in default of…

…defence – discretion to set aside such judgment – principles on which this discretion is exercised – where delay in filing defence was out of the defendant’s advocate’s mistake – whether justice required that default judgment…

……RESPONDENTS (Appeal from a judgment of the High Court of Kenya at Mombasa (Bhandari, J) dated October 13, 1983 In High Court Civil Case No 26 of 1983) ________________ JUDGMENT OF HANCOX, J A I have had the advantage of…

…reading in draft the judgment of Platt, Ag J A.…

…The application for summary judgment should not be allowed as there are triable issues in the matter to be heard at the Business Premises Rent (sic) Tribunal. 2.…

…I said early that the proceedings in the Tribunal were filed exactly one year after the suit had been filed and only after the application for summary judgment.…

…J) dated 11th August 1989 in Civil case No 163 of 1987) October 23, 1991 the following Judgments were delivered.…

…But that does not apply, in my judgment, to the same extent where the attachment is, if I may so call it, a voluntary one.…

…RESPONDENT (Appeal from a judgment of the High Court of Kenya at Nakuru (Bennett, J) dated 9th September, 1971 in Criminal Appeals No 15and 18 of 1971) JUDGMENT OF THE COURT The appellant, Eddie Odongo, was convicted of house…

…In his judgment the trial magistrate said this: “I see no reason to disbelieve the second accused that the first accused had told him that he had brought those goods from Uganda.”…

…He therefore prayed for judgment and the costs of the suit.…

…That the learned District Magistrate erred in law and in fact in making his judgment which is not supported by law. 5.…

…In my judgment the belief that the Appellant entertained was reasonable. Its reasonableness is demonstrated by the fact that the scrap metal did fall into the tractor.…

…In Raden’s case Kwach JA cited an earlier paragraph from the judgment of Forbes V – P in Plotti v Acacia Co. 1959 EA 248 at p 251 where he cited this passage: “……………..…

…entry of judgment against their clients within 7 days.…

…They also indicated their intention of filing in court an application for summary judgment.…

…(Appeal from an Order of the High Court at Nakuru, Mead J) April 16, 1986, Nyarangi JA delivered the following Judgment.…

…In my judgment the trial Judge erred in finding that the material facts which facts the trial Judge considered far too narrowly, were not outside the knowledge of the appellant.…

…CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 107 OF 1995 BETWEEN PHILIP MUNYAO MBUVI………………APPELLANT AND REPUBLIC………………………………RESPONDENT (Appeal from a judgment of the High Court of Kenya at Mombasa (Wambilyangah, J.) dated 21st February, 1994 IN H.C.CR…

…NO. 12 OF 1991) JUDGMENT OF THE COURT The appellant was originally charged with the offence of murder contrary to section 203 of the Penal Code as read with section 204 of the Penal Code.…

…REPUBLIC OF KENYA Nzuki v Republic High Court, at Mombasa May 11, 1992 Wambilyangah J Criminal Appeal No. 7 of 1992 May 11, 1992, Wambilyanga J delivered the following Judgment.…

…REPUBLIC OF KENYA Mweni v Republic High Court, at Mombasa March 27, 1992 Omolo J Criminal Appeal No. 209 of 1992 March 27, 1992, Omolo J delivered the following Judgment.…

…From the diametrical rival positions of the litigants the hearing of the case by the Court and the Court’s judgment was the only possible solution.…

…On the same day a judgment was entered by the Court on the terms of that letter.…

…APPLICANT AND REPUBLIC ……………………………….RESPONDENT (Appeal from a judgment of the High Court of Kenya Nakuru (Tanui, J. ) dated 23rd October, 1990 In H.C. CR.…

….…… RESPONDENT (Appeal from the judgment of the High Court of Kenya at Eldoret (Mr Justice KKS Aganyanya) dated 24th May, 1989 in HCCC NO 74 OF 1987) JUDGMENT Nairobi Bus Union, the appellant herein, is a public transport…

…Written submissions were then made to the judge and at the end of it all he delivered his judgment on the 24th May, 1989, and the operative part of that judgment was as follows:- “After considering the evidence adduced, the…

…REPUBLIC OF KENYA Thuo v Republic High Court, at Mombasa March 3, 1992 Omolo J Criminal Appeal No. 18 of 1992 March 3, 1992, Omolo J delivered the following Judgment. I agree with Mr.…

…REPUBLIC OF KENYA Thuo v Republic High Court, at Mombasa March 3, 1992 Omolo J Criminal Appeal No. 18 of 1992 March 3, 1992, Omolo J delivered the following Judgment. I agree with Mr.…

…REPUBLIC OF KENYA Mshighati v Republic High Court, at Mombasa August 10, 1992 Wambilyangah J Criminal Appeal No. 119 of 1988 August 10, 1992, Wambilyanga J delivered the following Judgment.…

…REPUBLIC OF KENYA Kichikiro v Republic High Court, at Mombasa June 4, 1992 Omolo J Criminal Appeal No. 37 of 1992 June 4, 1992, Omolo J delivered the following Judgment.…