ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
The Advocates (Remuneration) Order
74A. Witness expenses
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
74A. Witness expenses
(1)The taxing officer shall allow reasonable charges and expenses of witnesses who have given evidence and shall take into account all circumstances and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, the following factors—(a)the loss of time of the witness;(b)if the witness is a party, the time spent giving evidence;(c)the loss of wages or salary to the witness or his employer while attending court;(d)the cost of travelling, board and lodging in accordance with the status of the witness;(e)where the witness is a professional man, any scale fees by which he may charge for his time or attendance;(f)if the witness came from abroad, whether this was a reasonable means of obtaining his evidence after considering the importance or otherwise of his evidence;(g)where the witness is an expert witness as defined by the Evidence Act (Cap. 80) and has given evidence, a fee for qualifying to give evidence where he has reasonably had to spend time, effort or money in investigating the particular matter on which he gave evidence.(2)The taxing officer shall allow reasonable charges and expenses in respect of any person not actually called as a witness whose attendance has been certified as necessary by the Judge.