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refrain from voting for any candidate, gives or provides or causes to
be given or provided any money, gift or other consideration to that
other person, commits the offence of bribery and is liable on
conviction to a fine not exceeding seventy two currency points or to
imprisonment not exceeding three years or both”.
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Subsection (2) provides that;
“A person who receives any money, gift or other consideration
under subsection (1) also commits the offence under that
subsection”.
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I find an inconsistency and or falsehoods in the evidence of Agnes Ochwo. She stated in paragraph
3 of her affidavit that she was nearly reaching Akadot Primary School polling station when she met
Onyango Obbo an agent of the 1st appellant giving out money to people who were going to vote
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with instructions to vote for the 1st appellant. In her affidavit in rejoinder, she stated in paragraph 3,
that Onyango Obbo met her near Akadot Primary School polling station and he gave her a note of
2000/=. This evidence leaves a hanging question as to who actually met the other. Is it Agnes
Ochwo who met Onyango Obbo on the way to the polling station? Or it is Onyango Obbo who met
Agnes Ochwo near Akadot Polling Station.
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According to the judgment of the learned trial judge on page 225 of the record of appeal, stated that
Andriko Rose Mary, Alfred Onyango Ouma and Paddy Oguti Simon saw the agents of the 1 st
appellant bribing voters.
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On analysis of the affidavits, Andirko Rose Mary and Alfred Onyango Ouma make general
depositions to the effect that they saw the agents of the 1st appellant giving out money to voters with
no specific reference to Onyango Obbo, hence, are of no evidential value and are rejected.
Paddy Oguti Simon whose affidavit appears on the record of appeal stated that;
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Paragraph 3:
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