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IH TIIE IITG::~ COltlT OF TJJTZJl.lTIA CIVIL CJ~SE Jfbo 27 6 OF 19139 ./\.TLJuTTIC ELECTRIC Vl'D ••••• ~ •••••••••••••• ~.. PLJI.IHTIFF versus IIOi10GQ;.W REGIOH CO-:-OPERNI1IVE 1.mron(19G4)LTD ••• D:8B"ElID!J'TT n U L I IT Go MKUAUA; AG,J. At tho co;::tnonconcnt of tho ho2.rinc of this ch2...1;)or o.i,plicn-tion for the o:::tonsion of tiuc for loc,vc to n.ppo[',l to tho Com·t of Appeal Mr• K.isusi, the lcr'..!'nocl counsel for tho c,)pliccmt/jmlr_;1:1011t~lolJtor, rcisocl two prolii:tlnc..ry points of objection. 'Briefly, ho contenclcc.l thc.t the cotmter-ci'ficl'-·,.:vit filed ' by tho rospomlcnt/Docroc"'."holclor W['..S cloposocl lJy .Mr. I-11-rcilrusc.. who is tho counsel for tho la.ttor. ~lfr• Kisusi 1 s scconcl point of objection, if I ney once o.cnin e,i.vo c., S1..u.li.1c..ry, was that iX1.rn.c;:rc.,:)hs 2, 3, 4, 5, 14, c..:ncl 15 of tho countor-ci'fid~ aVi ts fiic(l by tho counsel for tho rosponclont wore not in nccorc~nnco ui th Orclcr 19 Rulo 3 of tho Civil Proceclu:ro Coe.lo in that they d.icl not contain a;ny sto..tor.1cir!;s of fo..oJG 1mt wore ci thcr o..:i:c;1x;1ents or conclusions of l;:,.,w .. I will now bec;in uith :Hrv .Kisusi f s first p:. 01i;:1i11C'.Xy l)Oint of objection•. ,_ 0 IIc sulx.tlt-'iiocl th2..t ::1s Mr, Mwc.ikusa. w2.s n,ppon.rinc e,s c., cotmscl for tho respondent/ juclc,."J.011-t-<.lobtor it wc..s un(-:.osirc..ble for h.in to swcc'..I' ·i;11c countcr-affickVi t •. ~lfr. Kisusi further a.rcucc'. QJ.1cl Wc..-i.ncloroLl wlmt wouL'. !20.,vo ha,pponod in the ovqnt nooc1. c.roso to cross--o=::cnine ~a10 c.loponcnt on tho c.ffic.7..c..vi t,. If such o.. noccl a.rose then tho c.loponont who is clsc -bhc c:,:.'.vii~e:to fOJ. tho other side nancly tho 1 .. respondent would hn.vc to stci) clown with the result tlic,t the respondent uill be loft withoL!t a. counsel~· In su~J;_iort of. this c.re,1.lncnt HT.• Kisusi ci tccl tho cc..so o:f JAY1JlTILJ2.. Hil.RBIIERJJ[ GJ:JfDESII[I. v., ICTLUIJGI COFFrn; ESTATE LTD & PAHYICYi1IS PTIEIG!:TSS (1968) ·iIQJ) Ho, 329 where Pln:ct, J; hold intorali"- tho.;t f ·i; w2..s irrocul['.J:', sc..vo in c:;:ccptiono..~ cases for ~n c..c.7..voca.to both ~o n.ppo2.I' o..s c., counsel n.nc to cive ovic.-:.oncc o.,s [', ui tncss~ .. In ;-c:,ly; Mr~ }~dkuso.. c.re:;uocl thn.t as ho wo..s convorsmi.t with tho fc,ots rm.sod in tho c.fficlc.,vit in supror-i; of·· tl10 a.pp~ic2.ti on C,J.1c.i. ;:iost so a.s tho fr..c:'cs in question i?~ro ~)OCUlia.ry w'i thin his lmowloclco q,p.c.l not uithin tho knowlcclc;q of his c'lf 01rli? tho rosponc.-:.cn"c/Decroo-J_1olc'i.cr, he foU11Ll hiasolf co:opcllccl to swoor tho comi-kr-ci'ficlc.,Vi t. · I , r Frc.nk1y spon.lcinr;, by Hr. ~G.susi oc.usocl croc.t . . concern C'.mi c..1~icty in no,. any 1-rny ori ticisinc; ~-iybocly, H. is hic;ltl,y c.1-ouM,.ful whether this o1Jjcction is suist..cin<',:)lc in. ·i;his instr1.1rt o;.ttor havinc rccc.rc.l ·i;o tho nc.tu:ro of tl1is c2.so n.nc':. hnvinc_; roc;cJxl to tho ro.::.s'.ns \ \ ac.lvMcod l)y Mr,. Mwaikus[',, There c.ro no tloubt juclicid views t0 the contrci,y . I but ho:z;-c it ;:icy be noto~1. t!1c.t tho counsel whoso conduct un.s boinc cor.u.1011tod . \ . on, wc..s· noro tho..n a. narc cl.;isintorostoc'!. person or offio_ic-.1 r~:tlior ,:,hose sole \ nin lTn.s to soc thnt justice wc,s '-lone. Suffice it only to ru.1.(l, to ny !mowlcc1.._c~, tlmt n,s fc..r a.s our ·1aw str1.n1s there is no .rule of l[',W -rrolli~)i tine o.c.lvocc..tos in this coullt:ry cloposinc o..ffillC:.vi ts in ce-sos they n,ro 0~:i)Cc.ri11C• Tho roc'..sons for tho o,bscnco of such . [I, rule in To..nz~c a.re, I think, o;JVious onouch rum I n:cocl n_ot sto,to tllc:.:i. Most rospoctiully, in tho li,:;ht of tl20 iorcGoinc- I do not • upholcl Jcho objection rdsccl 1Jy Mr. Kisusi. I now t~trrt to tho second prolinino.:ry point oi olJjcctionc, As I hc'..VC alrcnc.ly ste,tocl nuch 02.I"lier on Order 19 Rule 3 of tho CFC is the basis of -'.;his objection. If I nay be por.:1ittocl Ordcl' 19 Rulo 3(1) of tho Civil Prococlu:ro Cod.a provides n.s follo~rsa- "Affic.bvi ts· s!mll bo confined to sucl1 foots n.s tho dc1)011ont is c.1.Jlo of his own knowloclcc "iio ~~-rove o.:;:copt on interlocutory a,j_1plion.tion on which stC'.,to;.10nts of his belief ra1cy ;Jo o.J..-::ii tto-2. i:rovidcc'.. -'.ih0t e,Tounds thereof a.re sta.tacl,. 11 It is ·sottlotl law ·i;11.:i.t ::t.n .::±'fitl2,vi t i:1Ust cloposo to f':10ts ci thor within tho deponent' s l)Crsono.,l la.1owlc,.l;::;c or obt2.inoc~ on infomation, tho sources of uluch arc sot out thcrcino It shoult.1. not 1xi uscc7. n.s an occc,~_s;i.on to enter inJrn · 1ocn.l cliscou:rccs or to pose hy-r:·othoticc,l c..rc;ur.10nts. Unclou1Jtoc.lly~ this will cl.cf oat tho very l>l.U'I)osc of nn affilkvi JG uhiob. is to sot out f'c..cts on which C'.. ro.rty intol'l;cls ~Go :roly oi thor n,s tho k,sis of 2. ler;al subr.1ission or t.hc e:tistonco of wl1ich will foum7- tho u.j_Jplic2.-tion souclrii. 1Ti th unfeicnocl respect to :rvrr. IG.susi·, it WC'..s :;:10t sufficient for hir.1 to siwply e,sscrt tha/G 1xira[,"TD-i)hs 2 - 5 inclusively C'.l1c:. then 1/j. r.ncl 15 of tho counter-o.:cfid.:i.vi t were not in o..coor<.k.nce with .tho Ilulcs c;ovcrninc c.fficlc.Vi ts unc.lor Orc.lor 19 Rulo· 3 (1) · of t!.io C-i vil Procc('..urc Coc.1..o. I wn.s azpoctinc hin to tell -tllis court ·,which s·ktwonts were 2. noro nm'Xc.tion of hypothoticc.1 si tu.c.:tionG or aero conclussions. Th.is wo..s ii:lpor<'.:~ivo for this cou:rt in orc.lor to c..pj_jrccic.:'c;o if' "there wc.,s su1Jst211co in his objection, In order to • 6 - • • /3 f' . . ,-, : 3 . r,;,•·"'· . -'I, i'.l.lus-ti~.::.:~o ·:(.~.::.t I ::wc.:1, if I r.fo1r '.Jo por:.1i -~tG:l lot ;·.10 rcp:oducc pn.rQG·rcp!1 2 of the 001..-t'i:l;oJ:'-r.i.ffLlr.:vi t u.!u.021 rcn/'..s as follousg- t J. j tl1G lq:plic0n-t l:.r:..s n0t oovn.nco(l ·l"'.ny stlfficiont roe.son at o..11 to justH,:;r J~:lc. GAcossi vo c1GlQJ' :):f ·l;hc Api,licont \ f' in ;.1clti1-ic -~lds 0Vi·,1icn:cion_. u t Tuis anaci•tion is widoubtotlly c, conclussions of 12.,iT ::.11~1 noJi; .::., st2,tG,.1011t 1:;:1 foot. No c:rotmcls tor sucl,i ru.1 c..ssc:r-tion wore sot out :i:n -;;;_,_c d1Ll::Vi t~ i_s ni·cUL1oirl;_:; .. no·l; suftci11<.".-1Jle in 1x-r2cr2.p!1s 3, ~- c.nc'.. 5.. But Mr~Kisusi 1 s I noocl not rctrocluce r, i ·,i th~n ~~ ii. suffices Jc;o sr.;;· t.'J.::,t they 2.,ro no JG 0011cltwio~1s of lo.,rr nor t1..o ·li:.c.oy ., . i lend. us- i:.1to lo(.;c.l C..iscouxcos. I wou.lcl finc.1 tho s2;.10 :Z·o:c Pu.T2.(;r2.phs l/;. c:.1i..l 15. In ·l;ho licb.·l; of J~ho f o:r0coin:;, I will thorofor-o s·;;ri:;:c otrb p2X0,-;r2ph 2 o:Z t:10 cow1·l;cr-.::.J;EicbVi t for tho reasons I ll:1vo o.,lrc:::.c'.,y sc·l; ov:c :)ut over rule Mr. Kisusi in ros:)ect of ;_·;,:.ro.,._:;TGp11 3, I)., 5, 1/~ ~tl 15. -::1/7 / · · _; .' (,,,-1,(.,yv ~,._,--v\. (J .. J. }l:G~) AG.JUDGE Court: ~'-G i•ulini"; ·is rc2.l1 in ·i/10 presence of Mr. iJrrr-..::.:i.~o::. :Zor tllG rcsj_:;o:1c~e:n·V Decrce-ITol(1.or ru1cl C:t~o he is J.!.oL1.inc tho 1)riof :for Hr. IG.susi for tho n.ppli c.::..nt/ jucl5,:1c1r'i;-clc btor. . ,. ._},1( :. ~'--V ( . v\/v\,,.A (J.J. MIC·-~ ~- AG. JUDGE 22-2-91. !.· '•