ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Civil Procedure Rules
11. Admissions and denials [Order 2, rule 11]
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
11. Admissions and denials [Order 2, rule 11]
(1)Subject to subrule (4), any allegation of fact made by a party in his pleading shall be deemed to be admitted by the opposing party unless it is traversed by that party in his pleading or a joinder of issue under rule 10 operates as a denial of it.(2)A traverse may be made either by denial or by a statement of non-admission and either expressly or by necessary implication.(3)Subject to subrule (4), every allegation of fact made in a plaint or counterclaim which the party on whom it is served does not intend to admit shall be specifically traversed by him in his defence or defence to counterclaim; and a general denial of such allegations, or a general statement of non-admission of them, shall not be a sufficient traverse of them.(4)Any allegation that a party has suffered damage and any allegation as to the amount of damages shall be deemed to have been traversed unless specifically admitted.