Civil Procedure Rules

3. Matters to which affidavits shall be confined [Order 19, rule 3]

Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force

3. Matters to which affidavits shall be confined [Order 19, rule 3]

(1)Affidavits shall be confined to such facts as the deponent is able of his own knowledge to prove:Provided that in interlocutory proceedings, or by leave of the court, an affidavit may contain statements of information and belief showing the sources and grounds thereof.

(2)The costs of every affidavit which shall unnecessarily set forth matters of hearsay or argumentative matter or copies of or extracts from documents, shall (unless the court otherwise directs) be paid by the party filing the same.

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Source: Kenya Law