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the civil procedure act - Kenya Law Reports

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Rev. 2010] Civil Procedure CAP. 21 49ORDER 16[Subsidiary]SUMMONING AND ATTENDANCE OF WITNESSESRule1—Summons to attend to give evidence or produce documents.2—Expenses of witnesses to be paid into court on applying for summons.detained more than one day.6—Summons to produce documents.7—Power to require persons present in court to give evidence or producedocument.8—Summons, how served.9—Time for serving summons.10—Procedure where witness fails to comply with summons.11—If witness appears, attachment may be withdrawn.12—Procedure if witness fails to appear.13—Mode of attachment.14—Duty of persons summoned to give evidence or produce document.15—When summoned persons may depart.16—Application of rules 10 to 13.17—Procedure where witness apprehended cannot give evidence orproduce document.18—Consequence of refusal of a party to give evidence when calledon by <strong>the</strong> court.19—Rules as to witnesses to apply to parties summoned.ORDER 17PROSECUTION OF SUITSRule1—Hearing to be from day to day.2—Notice to show cause why suit should not be dismissed.4—Court may proceed notwithstanding ei<strong>the</strong>r party fails to produceevidence.ORDER 18HEARING OF THE SUIT AND EXAMINATION OF WITNESSESRule1—Right to begin.2—Statement and production of evidence.3—Witnesses to be examined in open court.4—How evidence to be recorded.5—Any particular question and answer may be taken down.

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