Section 104, The Criminal Procedure Act, 2024

(1) A Magistrate Court shall, where - (a) a defendant does not admit the truth of the charge; or (b) the Court refuses to accept a plea of guilty; proceed to hear the prosecutor and his witnesses and other evidence, if any. (2) The defendant or his Counsel may put questions to each witness produced against him and the answer of the witness to the questions shall be part of his case. (3) Where a defendant does not employ a Counsel, the Magistrate Court shall, at the close of the examination of each witness for the prosecution, ask the defendant whether he wishes to put any questions to that witness.