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…The appellant complains that the compensation awarded him was wholly inadequate and was based on incorrect principles and invites us to increase it.…

…The learned judge put at the forefront of the appellant’s entitlement to compensation, what he called his “loss of dignity”. It is not entirely clear what the judge meant by this.…

…But having looked and considered the compensation awarded for comparable or almost comparable injuries both before and after the date of the judgement, I think a fair and reasonable compensation should be within the 40,000…

…The respondent accordingly put in a claim for compensation for the loss of his suitcase and its contents which he valued at a total sum of shs 126,260.…

…The court therefore held that the appellant was liable to compensate the respondent for the actual loss of his suitcase and its contents: he assessed the compensation in the sum of shs 36,000.…

…Not surprisingly therefore, no provision was contained in the agreement for the payment of interest on the compensation that fell to be paid or otherwise, where the appellant was in breach of the agreement.…

…And so, apart from the fact that a breach of the agreement by the appellant would not make him liable in addition to the agreed compensation payable by him under the agreement, to pay any interest on the amount of rental…

…Mwotia built 5 houses and planted 1,300 coffee trees and 6,000 cash crop plants on the half he occupied for those 15 years and compensation for those should be his if he had to quit that half and the amount should be based…

…although not vitiated by any irregularity in publishing or conducting it, does not preclude anyone who sustains an injury, by reason of that irregularity at the hand of any other person, instituting a suit against him for compensation…

…, or (if such person is the purchaser) for recovery of the property and for compensation in default of its recovery.…

…damages are appropriate in two classes of case: oppressive, arbitrary and unconstitutional action by the servants of Government, and conduct by a defendant calculated to make a prot for himself which may well exceed the compensation…

…All that judges and courts can do is to award sums which must be regarded as giving reasonable compensation. In the process there must be the endeavour to secure some uniformity in the general method of approach.…

…She is only entitled to what is in the circumstances, a fair compensation, fair both to her and to the defendants. The defendants are not wrongdoers. They are simply the people who foot the bill.…

…The reliefs sought were for an injunction to restrain the appellants and the County Council and their agents, from occupying the land; for damages; and for compensation for the loss of use by the respondent of her land.…

…The reliefs were for an injunction to restrain the appellants and curiously, also the County Council and their agents, from occupying the land; for damages; and for compensation for the loss of use by the respondent of her…

…He had also prayed, presumably in the alternative, for, inter alia, a declaration of entitlement to half the value of the suit premises and compensation for improvements.…

…Where a party has been deprived of land or movable property and receives a monetary award in compensation for the loss, the usual practice is to award interest from the date of such deprivation: (see Kimani v Attorney General…

…With regard to the compensation under the Fatal Accidents Act, the learned judge lamented the paucity of evidence on which he could comfortably base an award.…

…But he thought the respondents should not be denied compensation only on that ground and that it was his duty to do the best he could with the available material.…

…In the case of the sale of immovable property it is a great hardship to lose it, and damages are not usually a suitable compensation.…

…Damages not being a suitable means of compensation, then the first and third principles need to be considered.…

…Kneller JA took the same view in Hassan’s case when he said ( at 949): “the sum to be awarded is never a conventional one but compensation for a pecuniary loss.” I think this had to be right.…

…If a court awards compensation based on the net salary, it is presupposed that the employer will make the necessary deductions.…

…He assessed the compensation for this by taking Kshs 2,805 a month.…

…On that score the appellant had lost his capability for which the appellant was entitled to appropriate compensation. As Kneller JA states, we were not invited to consider an award for the particulars loss.…

…First, it is compensation for consequential loss which is expressly excluded under the terms of the policy.…

…Therefore Kshs. 30,000 would be fair and adequate compensation for pain and suffering and loss of amenities. With the special damages of Kshs 1,010 the total of damages was Kshs 31,010.…

…It appears that the respondent did not sue for the eviction of the appellant but merely for damages (a) for the value of the half-shop which was lost, (b) compensation for improvements and (c) loss of profits through interruption…

…It is now settled law that what the appellant was entitled to was fair or reasonable compensation assessed with moderation and in conformity with the general method of approach local courts have taken.…