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Rex v Huba and Another (Criminal Appeals Nos. 379 and 380 of 1948 Consolidated) [1948] EACA 84 (1 January 1948)
The court upheld convictions for giving false evidence before a Native Tribunal, holding materiality was not required under section 29, and set aside compensation awarded to the complainant.
Kabuba v Muthemba (Civil Appeal No. 37/ 1938) [1938] EACA 170 (1 January 1938)
The court held that a Provincial Commissioner’s decision under the Native Tribunals Ordinance was not a subordinate court order, so no appeal lay under section 65(1).
Rex v Osinda and Others (Con. C. 422/1932.) [1932] EACA 14 (1 January 1932)
The court held that a Native Tribunal’s dismissal amounted to an acquittal, barring retrial on the same facts. The convictions for arson were quashed.
Kingate v Nginyi (C.A. 9/1927.) [1927] EACA 43 (1 January 1927)
The court held that, in appeals from native tribunals, the procedure applicable to ordinary suits, including the law of limitation, must be followed. The absence of a specific limitation law for native tribunals does not exempt such cases from limitation principles when appealed to the regular courts. The court further found that Article 7 of the Kenya Order-in-Council, 1921, grants discretion to apply limitation law to achieve substantial justice. Given that the cause of action arose at least twenty-seven years prior and that the respondent's father took no steps to enforce his rights during…
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