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The Evidence Act is a law that regulates the admissibility, relevance and weight of evidence in civil and criminal proceedings in Kenya. It covers topics such as admissions, confessions, statements, opinions, character, documents, public documents, exclusion of oral evidence by documentary evidence, and more.
Act No. 46 of 1963. An Act of Parliament to declare the law of evidence. Cited As. Evidence Act, CAP. 80. Edition. 22 December 2014. This item was sourced from Kenya Law Reports. We updated this item last on 3 July 2024.
This document is the Evidence Act of Kenya. It outlines the laws related to evidence in Kenyan courts. It contains 14 chapters that cover topics such as: 1) Rules around admissibility of evidence and what types of evidence are considered relevant.
The Evidence Act was enacted on 10th December, 1963. It is an Act of Parliament to provide for the law of evidence. The law of evidence deals with aspects concerning the obtaining of evidence before trial, adducing evidence at trial, applying and assessing evidence for the proof or disproof of a fact.
The Evidence Act regulates the admissibility and relevancy of evidence in criminal and civil proceedings in Kenya. It also provides for special rules for sexual offences, such as the presumption of truth of the victim's evidence.
Subject to the provisions of this Act and of any other law, no evidence shall be given in any suit or proceeding except evidence of the existence or non-existence of a fact in issue, and of any other fact declared by any provision of this Act to be relevant.
1 lip 2022 · LAWS OF KENYA THE EVIDENCE ACT CAP. 80 Revised and published by the National Council for Law Reporting with the authority of the Attorney-General as gazetted by the Government Printer www.kenyalaw.org
