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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.…

…APPELLANT AND REPUBLIC …………………………………………………… RESPONDENT (appeal from a judgment of the High Court of Kenya at Kisumu (Patel J) dated 20th August, 1982 in Criminal Appeal No 582 of 1982) JUDGMENT OF THE COURT The appellant…

…A A KNELLER JUDGE OF APPEAL A R W HANCOX JUDGE OF APPEAL Z R CHESONI AG JUDGE OF APPEAL I certify that this is a true copy of the original DEPUTY REGISTAR JUDGMENT OF THE COURT The appellant Thomas Ochieng’ Ajwang was convicted…

….…..RESPONDENT (Appeal from a Judgment of the High Court of Kenya at Kisumu, (Mr.…

…Justice Porter) dated 29th September, 1985 in Criminal Appeal No. 107 of 1985) JUDGMENT OF THE COURT The appellant appeals against the judgment of the High Court which on September 27, 1985, affirmed his conviction and one…

…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.…

…CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.143 OF 1986 BETWEEN GEORGE MATHEWS OTIENO.....................APPELLANT AND REPUBLIC..................................................RESPONDENT (Appeal from a judgment of the High Court of Kenya at Kisumu…

…(Butler-Sloss, J.) dated June 13 1986 in Criminal Appeal No.103 of 1984) JUDGMENT OF THE COURT The appellant was charged and convicted by the Senior Resident Magistrate Kisumu for an offence of robbery with violence contrary…

….……………… RESPONDENT (Appeal from a Judgment of the High Court of Kenya at Kisii (Musinga, J) dated 23rd July, 2009 in H. C. CR. A. No. 81 of 2004) ************** JUDGMENT OF THE COURT Though Mr.…

…Okenye: I pray that the court proceeds to have the proceedings typed and thereafter prepare a judgment. D. MUSINGA, JUDGE Court: Proceedings to be typed. Judgment on 25/9/2008. D.…

…In my judgment it was established that the tanker came over on to the Renault’s side of the road. On the evidence the respondent had about one minute in which to avoid the accident.…

…The judgment of the honourable trial judge has occasioned a failure of justice and or resulted in a gross miscarriage of justice. 11.…

…RESPONDENT (appeal by the defendant against the judgment entered by Aganyanya J. on 31st July, 1936 in Civil Appeal No 90 of 1985 of High Court of Kakamega) JUDGMENT Judgment of Nyarangi JA. 1.…

…That was followed by a formal proof and a judgment after the proof. The defendant applied to have the ex-parte judgment set aside.…

…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.…

…………………………………RESPONDENT (Appeal from a conviction and judgment of the High Court of Kenya at Kisii (Mr. Justice V. V.…

…Patel) dated 20th May, 1995 IN H.C.CR.APPEAL NO. 89 OF 1988 ***************************** JUDGMENT OF THE COURT This is a second appeal by the appellant against his conviction.…

…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.…

…CIVIL APPEAL NO. 33 OF 1995 BETWEEN MWITA MERENGO………………………….APPELLANT AND WEREMA MERENGO………………….RESPONDENT (Appeal from the judgment/order of the High Court of Kenya at Kisii (Mabaluto , J.) dated 14th September, 1994 IN…

…CASE NO. 330 OF 1991) ************************** JUDGMENT OF COURT The award filed in the superior court on 7th December, 1992 was not signed by all the persons who made it as is required by rule 10 of Order XLV of the Civil…

…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.…

…CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 126 OF 1990 BETWEEN TOM JACOB MIDILA OJWANG..............................APPELLANT AND REPUBLIC..............................................................RESPONDENT (Appeal from a judgment of the High…

…APPEAL NO. 155 OF 1990) *********************** JUDGMENT OF THE COURT The appellant's vehicle crushed the deceased child then aged ten months while the child was within the verandah of its mother's house.…

…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.…