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Question 1
There is no law governing the use of common law principles in criminal law in Kenya. However, Kenyan Courts have persistently resorted to common law in penalizing contempt of court and also as an interpretational tool. Yet, African customary law remains a 'no-go zone' in criminal accountability. Anonymous

Is this a fair assessment of the current state of the sources of law in Kenya?

Question 2
Gregory, Ann and Fancy plan to rob a Bank. Ann who is also the branch manager directs the security guard to give access to Gregory and Fancy on the agreed date. Unknown to Ann, her deputy manager at the bank overhears her instructions to the guard. The following day the three recruited John to drive the get-away Car. John drove Gregory and Fancy to the Bank and while Gregory and Fancy were in the process of robbing the Bank, John was overwhelmed by fear and he drove off leaving Gregory and Fancy behind. During the execution of the robbery, the tellers who were attending customers witnessed the whole ordeal while hiding under their desks. After the successful loot Gregory discovers that John had left and he calls his brother Sam who picks them up. While on the way Gregory briefs Sam of the robbery and the fact that they had managed to run away with Ksh. 1,000,000. Sam drives to his home for hide out. Jane, Sam's wife welcomes them home and prepares them a meal.

Police investigations later leads to the arrest of Gregory, Ann, her deputy bank manager, the bank security guards, Fancy, all the tellers on duty on that day, the customers that were in the banking hall, Sam and Jane.

Identify the various parties to the offence.