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…Though recognition might be more reliable then identification of a stranger, the court should nevertheless remind itself that mistakes in recognition of close relatives and friends, have been made.…

…The complainant and his family knew this appellant and Moses Oroko and so strictly speaking this was a case of recognition and not identification. Mr Obura accepted.…

…He was careful to point out that he was treating the recognition of the appellant Benson and Moses Oroko from a legal point of view, namely, that while the evidence of recognition might be right, it would only be safe to…

…In the case of the complainant (PW1) and (PW7) it was not a case of identification but of recognition. Both witnesses had seen the appellant previously when he posed as a casual customer.…

…Recognition by the complainant must have been real. When the complainant was forced out of the car by the appellant at gun-point he stood outside the car watching the appellant.…

…It was therefore a matter of recognition. However, he did not seem to know the name of Accused Two and added he had never met Accused Two before.…