Civil Procedure Rules
25. Application to be supported by evidence [Order 5, rule 25]
25. Application to be supported by evidence [Order 5, rule 25]
Every application for leave to serve such summons or notice on a defendant out of Kenya shall be supported by affidavit or other evidence, stating that in the belief of the deponent the plaintiff has a good cause of action, and showing in what place or country such defendant is or probably may be found, and whether such defendant is not resident in Kenya or not, and the grounds on which the application is made; and no such leave shall be granted unless it is made sufficiently to appear to the court that the case is a proper one for service out of Kenya under this Order.[L.N. 22/2020, r. 9.]Source: Kenya Law