[2025] KEHC 7479 (KLR)

[2025] KEHC 7479 (KLR)

The court found that the appellant failed to demonstrate that the payslip and affidavit of means could not have been obtained with reasonable diligence for use at the trial. The evidence was available prior to judgment, and the appellant was given an opportunity to present his case at the trial court. The court held...

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Citation
[2025] KEHC 7479 (KLR)
Parties
Appellant: Abdalla Adak Chanzu; Respondent: Salma Florence B Ochieng
Court
High Court
Court Station
High Court at Vihiga
Jurisdiction
Kenya
Judgment Date
29 May 2025
Case Number
Civil Appeal E030 of 2024
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Ruling on Interlocutory Application for Leave to Adduce Additional Evidence on Appeal
Outcome
application dismissed
Judges
JN Kamau
Legal Topics
Adduction of Additional Evidence on Appeal, Appellate Discretion, Parental Responsibility, Maintenance Orders
Source Language
english
Civil Procedure Family and Children Adduction of Additional Evidence on Appeal Appellate Discretion Parental Responsibility Maintenance Orders

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Parties

Abdalla Adak Chanzu

Appellant

Salma Florence B Ochieng

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Ruling on Interlocutory Application for Leave to Adduce Additional Evidence on Appeal

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the appellant has met the legal threshold for admission of additional evidence at the appellate stage.
  2. 2 Whether the payslip and affidavit of means sought to be introduced are necessary for the just determination of the appeal.
  3. 3 Whether the appellant's lack of legal representation at trial justifies the failure to produce the evidence earlier.

Ratio Decidendi

The court found that the appellant failed to demonstrate that the payslip and affidavit of means could not have been obtained with reasonable diligence for use at the trial. The evidence was available prior to judgment, and the appellant was given an opportunity to present his case at the trial court. The court held that ignorance of procedure or lack of legal representation did not justify the failure to produce the evidence earlier. The application was deemed an afterthought intended to fill gaps in the appellant's case and circumvent the appellate process. The legal threshold for admission of additional evidence was not met, and the court exercised its discretion to refuse the...

Court Disposition

application dismissed

Orders

  • The appellant's Notice of Motion dated 2nd October 2024 is dismissed.
  • Each party shall bear its own costs of the application.