the civil procedure act - Kenya Law Reports

Rev. 2010] Civil Procedure CAP. 21 79address of the corporation; or[Subsidiary]the corporation, by leaving it at the place where the corporationcarries on business; or(iv) by sending it by registered post to the last known postal addressof the corporation.4. (1) One or more concurrent summonses may, at the request of theplaintiff, be issued at the time when the original summons is issued or at anytime thereafter before the original summons ceases to be valid.[Order 5, rule 4.]Concurrentsummons.(2) A concurrent summons shall be valid only from the date of its ownissue and shall remain valid so long as the original summons remains in force.5. (1) Where the court has issued summons to a defendant, the summonsmay be delivered for service—(a) to any person for the time being duly authorized by the court;[Order 5, rule 5.]Delivery ortransmission ofsummons for service.(b) to an advocate, or advocate’s clerk approved by the court;(c) to any subordinate court having jurisdiction in the place where thedefendant resides;(dappointed under the Administration Police Act; orCap 84.Cap 85.(e) to a licensed courier service provider approved by the court.(2) A court to which a summons is sent under subrule (1) (c) shall uponreceipt thereof proceed as if it had been issued by such court, and shall thenreturn the summons to the court of issue, together with the record of any of itsproceedings with regard thereto.(3) No objection maybe made to the service of a summons on the groundsthat the person who served the summons either was not authorized so to do orthat he exceeded or failed to comply with his authority in any way.6. Service of the summons shall be made by delivering or tenderingbehalf, and sealed with the seal of the court.(Order 5, rule 6.]Mode of service.7. Save as otherwise prescribed, where there are more defendants thanone, service of the summons shall be made on each defendant.8. (1) Wherever it is practicable, service shall be made on the defendantin person, unless he has an agent empowered to accept service, in which case[Order 5, rule 7.]Service on severaldefendants.[Order 5, rule 8.]Service to be ondefendant in person